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CVE-2026-40978 (GCVE-0-2026-40978)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 07:18 – Updated: 2026-04-29 03:55
VLAI
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in Spring AI's `CosmosDBVectorStore` allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries via crafted document IDs. Affected versions: Spring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-28 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spring Spring AI Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.0.6 (custom)
Affected: 1.1.0 , < 1.1.5 (custom)
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