CVE-2026-41845 PUBLISHED

Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via JavaScriptUtils

Assigner: vmware
Reserved: 22.04.2026 Published: 09.06.2026 Updated: 09.06.2026

Due to incorrect escaping, the use of JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape() may lead to JavaScript code injection in the browser, potentially resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Spring
Product	Spring Framework
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 7.0.0 to 7.0.8 (excl.) affected from 6.2.0 to 6.2.19 (excl.) affected from 6.1.0 to 6.1.28 (excl.) affected from 5.3.0 to 5.3.49 (excl.)

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41845

Problem Types

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) CWE

Impacts

Incorrect escaping in JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape() allows an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the browser, resulting in a stored or reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability.