CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-40999
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Spring Web Services","vendor":"Spring","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.0.1.1","status":"affected","version":"5.0.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"4.1.3.1","status":"affected","version":"4.1.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"4.0.19","status":"affected","version":"4.0.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"3.1.9","status":"affected","version":"3.1.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":8.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-918","description":"CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40999"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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