CVE-2026-40999

Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations

Published Jun 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf Spring Web Services: SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations
References
History
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First Time appeared Broadcom
Broadcom spring Web Services
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Broadcom
Broadcom spring Web Services
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Web Services
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Web Services
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Description 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.
Title Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Jun 23, 2026, 7:52 PM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2026, 2:19 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 11, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Sep 4, 2026, 6:18 PM