Description
Spring MVC and WebFlux applications are vulnerable to cache poisoning when resolving static resources.
More precisely, an application can be vulnerable when all the following are true:
* the application is using Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux
* the application is configuring the resource chain support https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/web/webmvc/mvc-config/static-resources.html#page-title with caching enabled
* the application adds support for encoded resources resolution
* the resource cache must be empty when the attacker has access to the application
When all the conditions above are met, the attacker can send malicious requests and poison the resource cache with resources using the wrong encoding. This can cause a denial of service by breaking the front-end application for clients.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Framework | 7.0.0 – < 7.0.7, 6.2.0 – < 6.2.18, 6.1.0 – < 6.1.27, 5.3.0 – < 5.3.48 | 7.0.7 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libspring-java | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | apache-nifi-registry | 2.9.0-r8 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | thingsboard-tb-node +1 | 4.3.1.1-r11 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webflux | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7 | 7.0.7 | GHSA-wg35-8jpf-2xv3 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webflux | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.18 | 6.2.18 | GHSA-wg35-8jpf-2xv3 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webflux | >= 6.1.0, <= 6.1.26 | — | GHSA-wg35-8jpf-2xv3 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webflux | <= 5.3.47 | — | GHSA-wg35-8jpf-2xv3 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webmvc | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7 | 7.0.7 | GHSA-wg35-8jpf-2xv3 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webmvc | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.18 | 6.2.18 | GHSA-wg35-8jpf-2xv3 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webmvc | >= 6.1.0, <= 6.1.26 | — | GHSA-wg35-8jpf-2xv3 |
| Maven | org.springframework:spring-webmvc | <= 5.3.47 | — | GHSA-wg35-8jpf-2xv3 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-2260 IBM Operational Decision Manager: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 8, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1177 VMware Tanzu Spring Framework: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 7, 2026