CVE-2026-40985
Data Binding Vulnerability in Spring Web Flow with Unified EL Parser
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Data Binding Vulnerability in Spring Web Flow with Unified EL Parser
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-40985- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-36200
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-36200- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9ggw-87m9-9gfc
Spring Web Flow has Data Binding Vulnerability with Unified EL Parser
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.
- Record
GHSA-9ggw-87m9-9gfc- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-40985- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Data Binding Vulnerability in Spring Web Flow with Unified EL Parser
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-40985- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9ggw-87m9-9gfc
Spring Web Flow has Data Binding Vulnerability with Unified EL Parser
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.
- Record
GHSA-9ggw-87m9-9gfc- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflowMaven |
4.0.0 to 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 |
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflowMaven |
3.0.0 up to 3.0.2 | 3.0.2 |
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflowMaven |
through 2.5.1 | None known |
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflowMaven |
4.0.0 up to 4.0.1 | 4.0.1 |
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflowMaven |
3.0.0 up to 3.0.2, plus listed versions 3.0.1 |
3.0.2 |
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflowMaven |
through 2.5.1, plus listed versions 2.0.6.RELEASE2.0.7.RELEASE2.0.8.RELEASE2.0.9.RELEASE2.1.0.RELEASE Show 18 moreShow less2.1.1.RELEASE2.2.0.RELEASE2.2.1.RELEASE2.3.0.RELEASE2.3.1.RELEASE2.3.2.RELEASE2.3.3.RELEASE2.3.4.RELEASE2.4.0.RELEASE2.4.1.RELEASE2.4.2.RELEASE2.4.4.RELEASE2.4.5.RELEASE2.4.6.RELEASE2.4.7.RELEASE2.4.8.RELEASE2.5.0.RELEASE2.5.1.RELEASE |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-40985 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Broadcom Spring Web Flow, published June 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflow 4.0.1.