Spring Data REST SpEL Injection via Map Key in JSON Patch
Published Jun 9, 2026
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Spring Data REST is vulnerable to SpEL expression injection through map-typed properties when processing JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests. When a persistent entity exposes a Map-typed property, the JSON Pointer path segment used as the map key is embedded directly into a SpEL expression without sanitization or validation.
Affected versions: Spring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.
Affected products
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- Version 3.7.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.7.20
- Version 4.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<4.3.17
- Version 4.4.0StatusaffectedConstraints<4.4.15
- Version 4.5.0StatusaffectedConstraints<4.5.12
- Version 5.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<5.0.6
- 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 Data REST | unaffected |
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- ≥ 3.7.0 · < 3.7.20
- ≥ 4.3.0 · < 4.3.17
- ≥ 4.4.0 · < 4.4.15
- ≥ 4.5.0 · < 4.5.11.1
- ≥ 5.0.0 · < 5.0.5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jun 10, 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 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 31.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 19.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 0.03% (0.00032) | 9.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f Advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-rest/releases/tag/4.5.12
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-rest/releases/tag/5.0.6
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41729
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41729 Vendor Advisory
Change history (0)
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