SCA: security update for org.springframework:spring-webmvc (GHSA-3chg-m5w7-qfv5)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445514

Description

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

- Due to incorrect escaping, the use of JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape() may lead to JavaScript code
injection in the browser, potentially resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. 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-2026-41845)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3chg-m5w7-qfv5

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445514

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/30/2026

Updated: 7/30/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.47

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41845

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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-2026-41845

cwe: CWE-79