Spring Framework Denial of Service via AntPathMatcher
Published Jun 9, 2026
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Applications may be vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack if an attacker is able to provide a pattern which is then directly or indirectly supplied to one of the following methods in AntPathMatcher: match(String pattern, String path), matchStart(String pattern, String path), extractUriTemplateVariables(String pattern, String path).
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.
Affected products
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- Version 5.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<5.3.49
- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.28
- Version 6.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.2.18.1
- Version 7.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<7.0.7.1
- 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 Framework | unaffected |
|
- ≥ 5.3.0 · < 5.3.49
- ≥ 6.1.0 · < 6.1.28
- ≥ 6.2.0 · < 6.2.18.1
- ≥ 7.0.0 · < 7.0.7.1
No data.
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services
spring-core
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
spring-core
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services | spring-core | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | spring-core | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
A flaw was found in Spring Framework. Applications may be vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack if an attacker is able to provide a pattern which is then supplied to AntPathMatcher methods (match, matchStart, or extractUriTemplateVariables).
Red Hat mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
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
2 other sources (GHSA, Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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
NoTechnical 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 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 32.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 23.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 0.01% (0.00012) | 1.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41848 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486702 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-659m-px2c-25wj Advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/12b44f2545a1bec6150c7a05e66092c732597a94
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v6.2.19
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v7.0.8
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41848
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41848 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41848
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