CVE-2026-41706 Open Redirect When Using CookieRequestCache
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites after login if CookieRequestCache is enabled, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-41706?
CVE-2026-41706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Security, published on 9 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Spring Security's CookieRequestCache and CookieServerRequestCache store the pre-authentication request URL in a browser cookie so that users can be redirected back to their intended destination after a successful login. In affected versions, the full absolute URL is stored in the cookie and is used without validation as the post-login redirect target.
Affected versions: Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.23; 5.8.0 through 5.8.25; 6.3.0 through 6.3.16; 6.4.0 through 6.4.16; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10; 7.0.0 through 7.0.5.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41706?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework.security:spring-security-web. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | All versions to 5.7.23 | None |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | All versions to 5.7.23 | None |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | From 5.8.0 to 5.8.25 | None |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | From 5.8.0 to 5.8.25 | None |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | From 6.3.0 to 6.3.16 | None |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | From 6.3.0 to 6.3.16 | None |
4 more packages
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | From 6.5.0 | 6.5.11 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | From 6.5.0 | 6.5.11 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.6 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.6 |
Products include Vmware Spring Security.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41706?
Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-web to a fixed version for your release line: 6.5.11 or 7.0.6.
Is CVE-2026-41706 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41706 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-CG72837, CLEANSTART-2026-OR53843, CLEANSTART-2026-XE09130, CLSA-2026-1781484839, CLSA-2026-1785921094, ECHO-8b19-068f-612a and 9 more.