CVE-2026-41849: VMware Spring Framework

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the evaluation logic of the Spring Expression Language (SpEL). An attacker can exploit this by supplying a specially crafted SpEL expression that triggers excessive resource consumption, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Affected versions: Spring Framework 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Affected products

• VMware Spring Framework: from 5.3.0, before 5.3.49 (fixed in 5.3.49)

Published 2026-06-09. Last modified 2026-07-23.