SCA: security update for org.springframework:spring-expression (GHSA-9f52-rjqv-25qv)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445512

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- A vulnerability in Spring Expression Language (SpEL) evaluation logic allows for arbitrary zero-argument
method invocation, even within restricted or read-only contexts, which may allow an attacker to invoke
unintended application logic. Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through
6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48. (CVE-2026-41852)

Solution

Update the org.springframework:spring-expression library and its related packages to version 6.2.19 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9f52-rjqv-25qv

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445512

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/30/2026

Updated: 7/30/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41852

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41852

cwe: CWE-863