Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting org.springframework:spring-expression package, versions [5.3.0,6.0.0)[6.1.0-M1,6.2.19)[7.0.0-M1,7.0.8)
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- published27 Jul 2026
- disclosed8 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 8 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-41851 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework:spring-expression to version 6.0.0, 6.2.19, 7.0.8 or higher.
Overview
org.springframework:spring-expression is a
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. via caching of parsed Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions. An attacker can cause denial of service by supplying crafted user-controlled SpEL expressions that trigger unbounded growth of the expression cache. Over time, repeated evaluations can consume excessive memory, eventually leading to memory exhaustion and application unavailability.
Note: Exploitation typically requires a large number of expression evaluations, potentially millions of requests, even when reusing a single expression with dynamic inputs.