Spring HATEOAS heap exhaustion through unbounded internal caching
Published Jun 9, 2026
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.46%
Description
Spring HATEOAS maintains an unbounded static cache of StringLinkRelation instances keyed on attacker-supplied strings.
Affected versions: Spring HATEOAS 1.5.0 through 1.5.6; 2.3.0 through 2.3.4; 2.4.0 through 2.4.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.2; 3.0.0 through 3.0.3.
Affected products
-
- Version 1.5.0StatusaffectedConstraints<1.5.7
- Version 2.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<2.3.5
- Version 2.4.0StatusaffectedConstraints<2.4.2
- Version 2.5.0StatusaffectedConstraints<2.5.2.1
- Version 3.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.0.3.1
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring HATEOAS | unaffected |
|
- ≥ 1.5.0 · < 1.5.7
- ≥ 2.3.0 · < 2.3.5
- ≥ 2.4.0 · < 2.4.2
- ≥ 2.5.0 · < 2.5.2.1
- ≥ 3.0.0 · < 3.0.3.1
No data.
Red Hat Fuse 7
spring-hateoas
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | spring-hateoas | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This is an Important denial of service flaw in Spring HATEOAS, affecting Red Hat JBoss Fuse. The vulnerability arises from an unbounded static cache that can be exhausted by attacker-supplied strings, leading to resource unavailability. This impact is considered Important due to the potential for remote, unauthenticated attackers to disrupt service.
Red Hat mitigation
To mitigate the risk of denial of service, restrict network access to applications that use Spring HATEOAS to trusted clients and networks. Implementing rate limiting on incoming requests can also help reduce the impact by limiting the volume of attacker-supplied strings that can trigger cache exhaustion. Ensure that any changes to network configurations are thoroughly tested to avoid disrupting legitimate service.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jun 9, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
Jun–Oct 2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00460) | 37.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 17.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 0.04% (0.00040) | 12.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (14)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41007 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486715 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-439x-6767-44cv Advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/commit/668fd3282e1c7ffc817499b4b3d85d3aa21c0c2e
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/commit/6b6622c92fd06d028a1d4522addf0e214c079f29
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/commit/b0a408f4b372b5287e23ec00260808958953496c
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/issues/2514
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/issues/2518
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/issues/2519
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/releases/tag/2.5.3
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/releases/tag/3.0.4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41007
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41007 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41007
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