CVE-2026-41840 (GCVE-0-2026-41840)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 03:50 – Updated: 2026-06-20 00:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Spring WebFlux applications are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when processing multipart requests.
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
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-09 13:31 UTC
CWE
- CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
guessed |
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