CVE-2026-41844 Spring Framework Open Redirect in Spring MVC and WebFlux

Medium 4.2 Published Updated

Attackers can craft links causing 302 redirects to arbitrary external hosts in Spring MVC or WebFlux apps with specific wildcard mappings.

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-2026-41844?

CVE-2026-41844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring Framework, 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

A Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux application which configures a mapping for "/**" where the view name is not explicitly specified allows an attacker to craft a link resulting in a 302 redirect to an arbitrary external host via the redirect: prefix.

Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41844?

16 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-webflux and org.springframework:spring-webmvc. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.springframework:spring-webflux MavenAll versions to 5.3.39None
org.springframework:spring-webflux MavenAll versions to 5.3.39None
org.springframework:spring-webflux MavenFrom 6.1.0 to 6.1.21None
org.springframework:spring-webflux MavenFrom 6.1.0 to 6.1.21None
org.springframework:spring-webflux MavenFrom 6.2.06.2.19
org.springframework:spring-webflux MavenFrom 6.2.06.2.19
10 more packages
org.springframework:spring-webflux MavenFrom 7.0.07.0.8
org.springframework:spring-webflux MavenFrom 7.0.07.0.8
org.springframework:spring-webmvc MavenAll versions to 5.3.39None
org.springframework:spring-webmvc MavenAll versions to 5.3.39None
org.springframework:spring-webmvc MavenFrom 6.1.0 to 6.1.21None
org.springframework:spring-webmvc MavenFrom 6.1.0 to 6.1.21None
org.springframework:spring-webmvc MavenFrom 6.2.06.2.19
org.springframework:spring-webmvc MavenFrom 6.2.06.2.19
org.springframework:spring-webmvc MavenFrom 7.0.07.0.8
org.springframework:spring-webmvc MavenFrom 7.0.07.0.8

Products include Vmware Spring Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2026-41844?

Upgrade org.springframework:spring-webflux to a fixed version for your release line: 6.2.19 or 7.0.8.

Is CVE-2026-41844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Vmware Spring Framework vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-MU73676, CLSA-2026-1782781168, CLSA-2026-1786423284, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41844, ECHO-792c-6ccb-a472, GHSA-h3qp-gqrc-q736 and 12 more.

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