CVE-2026-41839 (GCVE-0-2026-41839)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 03:49 – Updated: 2026-06-23 20:41
VLAI
Title
Spring Framework Escalation via Session Fixation in WebFlux
Summary
A WebFlux application with a compromised subdomain (for example, compromised via cross-site scripting (XSS)) is vulnerable to an escalation attack exchanging a known session ID for that of an authenticated user. Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.
Severity
4.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
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Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Spring Spring Framework Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.0.7.1 (custom)
Affected: 6.2.0 , < 6.2.18.1 (custom)
Affected: 6.1.0 , < 6.1.28 (custom)
Affected: 5.3.0 , < 5.3.49 (custom)
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