Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via EscapedErrors

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-59281
StatePUBLISHED
Assignervmware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-27 20:17:54 UTC
Updated2026-09-02 16:58:12 UTC
DescriptionSpring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.001810000 probability, percentile 0.077570000 (date 2026-08-31)

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

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Spring Framework All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Spring Spring Framework affected 7.0.0 7.0.8 custom Not specified
CNA Spring Spring Framework affected 6.2.0 6.2.19 custom Not specified
CNA Spring Spring Framework affected 6.1.0 6.1.28 custom Not specified
CNA Spring Spring Framework affected 6.0.0 6.0.30 custom Not specified
CNA Spring Spring Framework affected 5.3.0 5.3.49 custom Not specified
CNA Spring Spring Framework affected 5.2.25.RELEASE custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
spring.io/security/cve-2026-59281 [email protected] spring.io Vendor Advisory
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