CVE-2025-41242: CVE-2025-41242: Path traversal vulnerability on non-compliant Servlet containers

DescriptionCVE.org

Spring Framework MVC applications can be vulnerable to a “Path Traversal Vulnerability” when deployed on a non-compliant Servlet container. An application can be vulnerable when all the following are true: * the application is deployed as a WAR or with an embedded Servlet container * the Servlet container does not reject suspicious sequences https://jakarta.ee/specifications/servlet/6.1/jakarta-servlet-spec-6.1.html#uri-path-canonicalization * the application serves static resources https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title with Spring resource handling We have verified that applications deployed on Apache Tomcat or Eclipse Jetty are not vulnerable, as long as default security features are not disabled in the configuration. Because we cannot check exploits against all Servlet containers and configuration variants, we strongly recommend upgrading your application.

• VMware · Spring Frameworkfrom 6.2.x before 6.2.10; from 6.1.x before 6.1.22; from 5.3.x before 5.3.44

Exploitation

Check available, not yet exploited. A public nuclei template can confirm it on a system you are authorised to test.

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public check

Spring Framework - Path Traversal · nuclei template in projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates

Weakness

Path Traversal · File and Path Handling

Vendor

VMware

Published

August 2025

Band

Check available, not yet exploited, August 2025

• NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
• CVE recordcve.org
• Weakness CWE-22cwe.mitre.org
• spring.io/security/cve-2025-41242spring.io