SCA: security update for org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflow (GHSA-9ggw-87m9-9gfc)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 446104

Description

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

- Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to the use of malicious Unified
EL expressions. Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.
(CVE-2026-40985)

Solution

Update the org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflow library and its related packages to version 3.0.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9ggw-87m9-9gfc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 446104

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/19/2026

Updated: 8/19/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.63

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40985

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 6/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40985

cwe: CWE-917