Vulnerability · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2026-59283Spring Framework Safety Guard Bypass via SpEL Expression Compilation
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Spring Framework from Spring. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Applications that evaluate Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions using SimpleEvaluationContext may be vulnerable to a safety guard bypass when the SpEL expression compiler is active. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libspring-java | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59283 |
| Debian:13 | libspring-java | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59283 |
| Debian:14 | libspring-java | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59283 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libspring-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59283 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libspring-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59283 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Framework | 7.0.0 – through 7.0.86.2.0 – through 6.2.196.1.0 – through 6.1.286.0.0 – through 6.0.305.3.0 – through 5.3.490 – through 5.2.25.RELEASE |
Weakness: CWE-913 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H