GHSA-26GG-9GV2-V27J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-28 09:34 – Updated: 2026-05-06 19:51
VLAI
Summary
Spring AI Vulnerable to OOM by attacker-controlled PDF
Details

In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper.

Affected versions: Spring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-pdf-document-reader"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.0.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-pdf-document-reader"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.1.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-40980"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-06T19:51:54Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-28T09:16:16Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by `ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper`.\n\nAffected versions:\nSpring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)",
  "id": "GHSA-26gg-9gv2-v27j",
  "modified": "2026-05-06T19:51:54Z",
  "published": "2026-04-28T09:34:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40980"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-ai"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40980"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Spring AI Vulnerable to OOM by attacker-controlled PDF"
}


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