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CVE-2026-40999
Published:June 11, 2026
Updated:June 28, 2026
When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to. 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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-ws.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v5.0.0 <v5.0.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.0.2
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-ws.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v4.1.0 <v4.1.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v4.1.4
Related Resources (1)
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40999
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CWE-918
EPSS
Base Score:
0.38