CVE-2026-40999
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
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affected products (12)
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- broadcom spring web services4.0.0 → 4.0.19nvdUScpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- broadcom spring web services4.1.0 → 4.1.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- broadcom spring web services5.0.0 → 5.0.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core3.1.0 → 3.1.8osvUSpkg:maven/org.springframework.ws/spring-ws-core
- Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core4.0.0 → 4.0.18osvUSpkg:maven/org.springframework.ws/spring-ws-core
- Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core4.1.0 → 4.1.4osvUSpkg:maven/org.springframework.ws/spring-ws-core
- Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core5.0.0 → 5.0.2osvUSpkg:maven/org.springframework.ws/spring-ws-core
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- GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxfSpring Web Services: SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations2026-06-11ghsa · osvUS
When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
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