October 16, 2026

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CVE-2026-41729NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Spring Data REST is vulnerable to SpEL expression injection through map-typed properties when processing JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests. When a persistent entity exposes a Map-typed property, the JSON Pointer path segment used as the map key is embedded directly into a SpEL expression without sanitization or validation.

Affected versions:
Spring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.
Severity Level
HIGH(8.1)
Published Date
Jun 10, 2026
Last Modified
Jul 23, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.39%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-917: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.1 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest >= 3.7.0 and < 3.7.20
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest >= 4.3.0 and < 4.3.17
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest >= 4.4.0 and < 4.4.15
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest >= 4.5.0 and < 4.5.11.1
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest >= 5.0.0 and < 5.0.5.1
Patched Versions
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest 3.7.20
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest 4.3.17
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest 4.4.15
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest 4.5.11.1
  • Vmware Spring Data Rest 5.0.5.1
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