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Description

Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications that evaluate XPath against untrusted XML payloads could therefore be exposed to XML External Entity (XXE) style attacks. 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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-16 | Published 2026-06-11 | Updated 2026-06-11 | Assigner vmware




HIGH: 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Product status

Default status
unaffected

5.0.0 (custom) before 5.0.2
affected

4.1.0 (custom) before 4.1.4
affected

4.0.0 (custom) before 4.0.19
affected

3.1.0 (custom) before 3.1.9
affected

References

spring.io/security/cve-2026-40998

cve.org (CVE-2026-40998)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-40998)

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