{"answers":{"affected":"8 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework.ws:spring-xml. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40998 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.springframework.ws:spring-xml to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.4 or 5.0.2.","what":"CVE-2026-40998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spring Web Services, published on 11 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-40998 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-40998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spring Web Services, published on 11 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40998 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): affected from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8; no fix listed\n- org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): affected from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.8; no fix listed\n- org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): affected from 4.0.0 up to 4.0.18; no fix listed\n- org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): affected from 4.0.0 up to 4.0.18; no fix listed\n- org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): affected from 4.1.0; fixed in 4.1.4\n- org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): affected from 4.1.0; fixed in 4.1.4\n- org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): affected from 5.0.0; fixed in 5.0.2\n- org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): affected from 5.0.0; fixed in 5.0.2\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40998/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-40998","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40998/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-40998","record":{"aliases":["CLSA-2026-1788350691","GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm","ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-40998"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Spring Web Services","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can exploit XXE vulnerabilities in Spring Web Services by sending malicious XML payloads to applications evaluating XPath expressions.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"xxe"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"vmware","cpe":[{"product":"spring_web_services","vendor":"broadcom"}],"cvss":{"score":8.2,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-611","name":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference"}],"description":"Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications that evaluate XPath against untrusted XML payloads could therefore be exposed to XML External Entity (XXE) style attacks.\n\nAffected versions:\nSpring 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.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Jaxp13 XPath XXE via StreamSource and SAXSource","id":"CVE-2026-40998","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"xxe","year":"2026"},"n_packages":8,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations","id":"CVE-2026-40999"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["3.1.0"],"last_affected":["3.1.8"],"package":"org.springframework.ws:spring-xml","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["3.1.0"],"last_affected":["3.1.8"],"package":"org.springframework.ws:spring-xml","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.ws/spring-xml","source":"GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["4.0.0"],"last_affected":["4.0.18"],"package":"org.springframework.ws:spring-xml","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["4.0.0"],"last_affected":["4.0.18"],"package":"org.springframework.ws:spring-xml","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.ws/spring-xml","source":"GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["4.1.4"],"introduced":["4.1.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework.ws:spring-xml","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["4.1.4"],"introduced":["4.1.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework.ws:spring-xml","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.ws/spring-xml","source":"GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.0.2"],"introduced":["5.0.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework.ws:spring-xml","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.0.2"],"introduced":["5.0.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework.ws:spring-xml","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.ws/spring-xml","source":"GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm"}],"prev":{"headline":"SOAP security faults leak Spring Security account state","id":"CVE-2026-40997"},"products":["Spring Web Services"],"published":"2026-06-11","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Web Services XML External Entity Injection (XXE)","id":"CVE-2019-3773","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2019-01-18"},{"cvss_score":8.6,"headline":"Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations","id":"CVE-2026-40999","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-11"},{"cvss_score":8.2,"headline":"Wss4jSecurityInterceptor disables WS-I BSP validation by default","id":"CVE-2026-40994","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-11"},{"cvss_score":5.4,"headline":"X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks","id":"CVE-2026-40995","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-11"},{"cvss_score":5.3,"headline":"SOAP security faults leak Spring Security account state","id":"CVE-2026-40997","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-11"},{"cvss_score":4.8,"headline":"Inbound WS-Security allows RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport by default","id":"CVE-2026-40996","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-11"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-06-23","vendors":["Spring"]},"summary":"Attackers can exploit XXE vulnerabilities in Spring Web Services by sending malicious XML payloads to applications evaluating XPath expressions.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40998/"}