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CVE-2026-41729
Spring Data REST is vulnerable to SpEL expression injection through map-typed properties when processing JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests.
Impact
Spring Data REST is vulnerable to SpEL expression injection through map-typed properties when processing JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests. When a persistent entity exposes a Map-typed property, the JSON Pointer path segment used as the map key is embedded directly into a SpEL expression without sanitization or validation. Affected versions: Spring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.5 | 5.0.6 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Data Rest | from 3.7.0 before 3.7.20 from 4.3.0 before 4.3.17 from 4.4.0 before 4.4.15 from 4.5.0 before 4.5.11.1 from 5.0.0 before 5.0.5.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41729
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41729
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-rest/releases/tag/4.5.12
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-rest/releases/tag/5.0.6