CVE-2026-40478

high

Description

Thymeleaf is a server-side Java template engine for web and standalone environments. Versions 3.1.3.RELEASE and prior contain a security bypass vulnerability in the the expression execution mechanisms. Although the library provides mechanisms to prevent expression injection, it fails to properly neutralize specific syntax patterns that allow for the execution of unauthorized expressions. If an application developer passes unvalidated user input directly to the template engine, an unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass the library's protections to achieve Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). This issue has ben fixed in version 3.1.4.RELEASE.

References

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40478.json

https://github.com/thymeleaf/thymeleaf/security/advisories/GHSA-xjw8-8c5c-9r79

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459349

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40478

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21772

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-17

Updated: 2026-07-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0013