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GHSA-7P67-M4J8-H4VX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-27 06:31 – Updated: 2026-08-27 18:32

Details

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

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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

Title

Spring Framework maxInMemorySize Bypassed in Jaxb2Decoder

Summary

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

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Assigner

vmware mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-47891

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
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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GHSA-7P67-M4J8-H4VX

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

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