Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') Affecting org.springframework.data:spring-data-keyvalue package, versions [,3.5.12)[4.0.0-M1,4.0.6)
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- published11 Jun 2026
- disclosed10 Jun 2026
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Introduced: 10 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-41719 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.data:spring-data-keyvalue to version 3.5.12, 4.0.6 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') in the SpelPropertyComparator function. An attacker can execute arbitrary SpEL expressions by supplying crafted input to the Sort parameter in repository query methods.
Note:
This is only exploitable if all the conditions below are true:
The
SpelPropertyComparatoris used for sorting;The method is exposed to untrusted input (e.g. via a custom REST endpoint);
Unsanitized user input is directly passed to the method.