VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-40999
CVSS score8.6 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-11
Last modified2026-09-04
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to. 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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Vendor Advisory, Mitigation