Name: CVE-2026-40985: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-40985, CWE-917, CVSS 6.4, EPSS 0.0023

Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to the use of malicious Unified EL expressions.

Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.4
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

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