CVE 8.6 HIGH

Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations_CVE-2026-40999

8.6 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to.

Affected versions:
Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.

AI Analysis

Spring WS may initiate outbound connections to unverified destinations when WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, allowing for potential SSRF attacks.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-40999
Source vmware
Published Jun 11, 2026 at 05:04

Affected Product

Vendor Spring
Product Spring Web Services
Version 5.0.0
Affected Versions Spring Spring Web Services 5.0.0
Spring Spring Web Services 4.1.0
Spring Spring Web Services 4.0.0
Spring Spring Web Services 3.1.0

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.6 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor Spring
Product Spring Web Services
Version 3.1.0-3.1.8, 4.0.0-4.0.18, 4.1.0-4.1.3, 5.0.0-5.0.1

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