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CVE-2026-47891 (GCVE-0-2026-47891)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 05:21 – Updated: 2026-08-27 14:52
VLAI
Title
Spring Framework maxInMemorySize Bypassed in Jaxb2Decoder
Summary
A Spring WebFlux application that relies on the Aalto XML processor to parse XML input does not correctly enforce the maxInMemorySize limit. 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
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 14:52 UTC
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spring Spring Framework Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.0.8 (custom)
Affected: 6.2.0 , ≤ 6.2.19 (custom)
Affected: 6.1.0 , ≤ 6.1.28 (custom)
Affected: 6.0.0 , ≤ 6.0.30 (custom)
Affected: 5.3.0 , ≤ 5.3.49 (custom)
Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.2.25.RELEASE (custom)
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