CVE-2026-41837 Spring Data REST Querydsl integration exposes Jackson-hidden persistent fields as filter keys
Attackers can expose Jackson-hidden persistent fields as filter keys in Spring Data REST Querydsl integration, leading to unauthorized data disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-41837?
CVE-2026-41837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Data REST, published on 9 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Spring Data REST's Querydsl integration accepts arbitrary persistent property paths as request-parameter filter keys and does not consider Jackson customizations before handing them to Querydsl.
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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41837?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | All versions to 3.7.19 | None |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | All versions to 3.7.19 | None |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | From 4.3.0 to 4.3.16 | None |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | From 4.3.0 to 4.3.16 | None |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | From 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 | None |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | From 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 | None |
4 more packages
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | From 4.5.0 | 4.5.12 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | From 4.5.0 | 4.5.12 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | From 5.0.0 | 5.0.6 |
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core Maven | From 5.0.0 | 5.0.6 |
Products include Vmware Spring Data Rest.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41837?
Upgrade org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core to a fixed version for your release line: 4.5.12 or 5.0.6.
Is CVE-2026-41837 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41837 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Spring Data REST
- CVE-2026-41729 Spring Data REST SpEL Injection via Map Key in JSON Patch
- CVE-2026-41728 Spring Data REST JSON Patch bypasses Jackson read-only property protection on nested objects and collections
- CVE-2026-47849 Spring Data REST allows mutation of identifier and version properties via JSON Patch
- CVE-2026-41730 Spring Data REST exposes persistence-layer internals in error responses
- CVE-2021-22047 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Spring Data REST
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mwpv-rg79-863c.