CVE-2023-20863: VMware Spring Framework

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In spring framework versions prior to 5.2.24 release+ ,5.3.27+ and 6.0.8+ , it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Affected products

• VMware Spring Framework: from 5.2.0, before 5.2.24 (fixed in 5.2.24); from 5.3.0, before 5.3.27 (fixed in 5.3.27); from 6.0.0, before 6.0.8 (fixed in 6.0.8)

Published 2023-04-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.