Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') Affecting org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-webmvc package, versions [,4.5.12)[5.0.0-M1,5.0.6)
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- published11 Jun 2026
- disclosed10 Jun 2026
- creditDaehyun Kang
Introduced: 10 Jun 2026
NewCVE-2026-41729 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-webmvc to version 4.5.12, 5.0.6 or higher.
Overview
org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-webmvc is a maven plugin for Spring Data REST - WebMVC.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') in the processing of JSON Patch requests containing map-typed properties. An attacker can execute arbitrary SpEL expressions by supplying crafted map keys in the JSON Pointer path segment.