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Spring Framework CVE-2026-47890

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66858 CRITICAL
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') (CWE-93)
2026-08-27 security@vmware.com GHSA-j9f9-w8pj-32f8
Critical
Disputed · 9.8 Vendor: vmware
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Locate SSE endpoint using view fragments
  2. Exploit
    Submit input with embedded CR/LF payload
  3. Execution
    Break SSE event/field framing (CWE-93)
  4. Impact
    Corrupt stream and leak cross-response data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the target application to actively use Server-Sent Events (SSE, text/event-stream responses) rendered together with Spring view fragments - this specific feature combination is the precondition named in the advisory; ordinary Spring apps that do not stream SSE view fragments are not exposed. Within an affected deployment the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates no authentication or user interaction is otherwise needed, so the practical limiting factor is entirely whether the vulnerable SSE-with-view-fragments code path is present and reachable. Affected only on Spring Framework 6.2.0-6.2.19 and 7.0.0-7.0.8.

Impact

Signals conflict and should be weighed rather than taken at face value. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:H/A:H = 9.8) implies unauthenticated remote full compromise, but the description, the 'Information Disclosure' tag, and CWE-93 all point to stream corruption / cross-response data leakage rather than code execution or availability loss - so the A:H and I:H components look inflated. EPSS is very low (0.15%, 5th percentile) and SSVC records exploitation as 'none', which argues against imminent mass exploitation; however SSVC also marks Automatable: yes and Technical Impact: total, so if a reliable technique emerges it could scale. There is no CISA KEV listing and no POC in the provided data. The practical gate is configuration: only applications actually serving SSE with view fragments are exposed, which materially narrows the population versus 'all Spring apps'. Net: this is a patch-soon item for affected deployments - any operator running the vulnerable SSE-plus-view-fragment pattern should treat it as urgent given the network-reachable, unauthenticated vector - but it is not a drop-everything internet-wide emergency in the way the raw 9.8 alone would suggest.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker identifies a public Spring MVC or WebFlux endpoint that streams Server-Sent Events built from view fragments, then submits input that reaches the fragment content with embedded CR/LF sequences. Because the stream framing is not properly neutralized (CWE-93), the injected newlines break event boundaries and corrupt the SSE stream, potentially causing data intended for one response to surface in another. No public POC is identified at time of analysis, and the network/low-complexity CVSS vector means such a request needs no authentication or user interaction.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 27, 2026

Cross-response information disclosure and stream corruption affects Spring Framework 6.2.0-6.2.19 and 7.0.0-7.0.8 (both MVC and WebFlux) when applications serve Server-Sent Events (SSE) together with view fragments, letting remote attackers corrupt the event stream and potentially bleed data across responses. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis and CISA has not listed the flaw in KEV; EPSS is low at 0.15% (5th percentile). The vendor-assigned 9.8 rating sits uneasily against the CWE-93 root cause, the 'Information Disclosure' tagging, and the SSVC 'exploitation: none' status, suggesting the paper severity outruns observed real-world risk.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Spring Framework to a fixed release above the affected ranges (i.e., beyond 6.2.19 on the 6.2.x line and beyond 7.0.8 on the 7.0.x line); the exact patched version numbers are not stated in the provided data, so confirm them against the vendor advisory at https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-47890 before pinning - do not assume a specific patch tag. Patch available per vendor advisory (Spring/VMware); no exact fix version is independently confirmed in this input. As a compensating control until patched, disable or avoid serving Server-Sent Events responses that render view fragments (the specific vulnerable pattern), or place affected endpoints behind a reverse proxy that normalizes/strips stray CR/LF in streamed response bodies - with the trade-off that disabling SSE breaks any real-time streaming feature relying on it, and proxy normalization must be validated so it does not itself mangle legitimate event framing. Restrict network exposure of SSE endpoints to trusted clients where feasible.

Affected VersionsENISA

Spring Framework 6.2.0 ≤6.2.19
Spring Framework 7.0.0 ≤7.0.8

Affected Packages

maven org.springframework:spring-webflux fix: 7.0.9
maven org.springframework:spring-webmvc fix: 7.0.9
euvd spring_framework no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 3 packages in maven, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Server-Sent Events is a unidirectional HTTP streaming mechanism where the server pushes a long-lived text/event-stream response composed of newline-delimited 'data:' fields. 'View fragments' are partial server-rendered view outputs Spring can emit incrementally. The root cause is classed as CWE-93 (Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences), meaning content written into the SSE stream is not correctly neutralized for CR/LF delimiters; because SSE uses newline framing to separate events and fields, unescaped CR/LF from fragment content can break out of the intended event boundary and corrupt the stream structure. This affects the shared response-writing path in both the servlet (Spring MVC) and reactive (Spring WebFlux) stacks. No CPE strings were supplied in the input, so exact configuration matrices must be confirmed against the Spring advisory rather than derived from CPE.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (vmware) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.2 HIGH

Network-reachable, unauthenticated SSE endpoint (AV:N/PR:N), but impact is cross-response information disclosure with limited integrity and no availability effect, so lower than the input's 9.8.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat 6.5 MEDIUM

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: vmware

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVE Published
Aug 27, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8
CVE Published
Aug 27, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Spring MVC and WebFlux applications are vulnerable to stream corruption when using Server-Sent Events (SSE) with view fragments. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 203 maven packages depend on org.springframework:spring-webflux (26 direct, 178 indirect)
  • 1,394 maven packages depend on org.springframework:spring-webmvc (459 direct, 935 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 6.2.0 and other introduced versions.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Spring Framework versions 6.2.0-7.0.8 (MVC and WebFlux) contain a critical vulnerability in Server-Sent Events handling that could enable attackers to corrupt response streams and disclose sensitive data across application responses. Organizations relying on real-time data delivery-particularly in finance, healthcare, and e-commerce-face immediate data exposure and potential service disruption. No vendor patch is currently available, requiring urgent protective deployment.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Network isolation-restrict SSE endpoints to known, trusted clients only; (2) WAF rules-filter or block requests with malformed stream headers; (3) Functional restriction-disable SSE for non-critical use cases; (4) Enhanced monitoring-log and alert on unusual response patterns or stream corruption indicators; (5) Vendor watch-continuously monitor Spring Framework security advisories for patch availability and stage immediate upgrade upon release.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Spring Framework is one of the most widely deployed enterprise Java frameworks
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GHSA Vendor VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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