November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-47877Vmware Spring Security Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

NVDCVSS scored by security@vmware.com

Vulnerability Summary

Spring Security Authorization Server's default consent page renders user-controlled values without HTML entity encoding.
Spring Security 7.1.0
Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6
Severity Level
HIGH(8.2)
Published Date
Aug 27, 2026
Last Modified
Sep 2, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.28%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) β†—
The software does not neutralize user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.2 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Vmware Spring Security >= 7.0.0 and < 7.0.6.1
  • Vmware Spring Security >= 7.1.0 and < 7.1.0.1
Patched Versions
  • Vmware Spring Security 7.0.6.1
  • Vmware Spring Security 7.1.0.1

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run Vmware Spring Security and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Aug 27, 2026Published
  • Sep 2, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 01:09 UTC