Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') Affecting org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflow package, versions [,3.0.2)[4.0.0-RC1,4.0.1)
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- published12 Jun 2026
- disclosed11 Jun 2026
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Introduced: 11 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-40985 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflow to version 3.0.2, 4.0.1 or higher.
Overview
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflow is a maven plugin for Spring Web Flow.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') via the WebFlowELExpressionParser function. An attacker can execute arbitrary Unified EL expressions by supplying crafted input during data binding.
Note:
This is only exploitable if the following conditions are met:
The application explicitly configures the
WebFlowELExpressionParseror its base class "ELExpressionParser".The
useSpringBindingconfiguration property has not been set to true.View states do not use the
<binding>element on a view state to declare the properties to bind.