Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2026-41728Spring Data REST JSON Patch bypasses Jackson read-only property protection on nested objects and collections
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in Spring Data REST from Spring. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Spring Data REST's JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) implementation does not apply the write-access filter to intermediate path segments when resolving a multi-segment JSON Pointer. 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 & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | 5.0.6 | GHSA-cv39-x4c6-hhp2 |
| Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | 4.5.12 | GHSA-cv39-x4c6-hhp2 |
| Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | no fix listed | GHSA-cv39-x4c6-hhp2 |
| Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | no fix listed | GHSA-cv39-x4c6-hhp2 |
| Maven | org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core | no fix listed | GHSA-cv39-x4c6-hhp2 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Data REST | 3.7.0 – before 3.7.204.3.0 – before 4.3.174.4.0 – before 4.4.154.5.0 – before 4.5.11.15.0.0 – before 5.0.5.1 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N