8.2 HighCWE-611
CVE-2026-40998
Jaxp13 XPath XXE via StreamSource and SAXSource
SpringSpring Web Services
Status
- Not in CISA KEV
- Vendor fix available
Exploit probabilityEPSSchecked 25 Oct
0.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 32% of scored CVEs
SeverityCVSS
8.2High
Description NVD
Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications that evaluate XPath against untrusted XML payloads could therefore be exposed to XML External Entity (XXE) style attacks. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
Coverage 1 article · 1 outlet
- Spring Framework Patches Critical Flaws, Urges Immediate UpgradeSecurityOnline · first in our coverage · mentions it in passing