8.6
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-40999
Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2026, 7:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 11, 2026, 7:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Spring WS to a patched version to prevent outbound connections to unsafe destinations.
  • Update Spring WS to a non-vulnerable version.
  • Configure WebServiceMessageSender carefully.
  • Validate ReplyTo and FaultTo headers.
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URL Resource
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40999
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-918
    Added Reference https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40999
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