medium5.9
CVE-2026-40991
When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tri…
Impact
When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed. Affected versions: Spring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-webtestclient | = 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 |
| maven | org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-restassured | = 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom | Spring Rest Docs | from 2.0.0 before 2.0.9 from 3.0.0 before 3.0.5.1 Version 4.0.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6rpq-6vv2-5222
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40991
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40991
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-restdocs/releases/tag/v3.0.6
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-restdocs/releases/tag/v4.0.1