CVE-2026-41844

What it is

A Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux application which configures a mapping for "/**" where the view name is not explicitly specified allows an attacker to craft a link resulting in a 302 redirect to an arbitrary external host via the redirect: prefix. Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-06-09 05:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-07-23 08:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-06-09 05:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-07-23 08:10 UTC

Exploit probability

0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-601

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• VMware Spring Framework < 5.3.49
• VMware Spring Framework < 6.1.28
• VMware Spring Framework < 6.2.18.1
• VMware Spring Framework < 7.0.7.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.2

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None