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Spring Data KeyValue - SpEL Injection vulnerability in SpelPropertyComparator

MEDIUM | JUNE 09, 2026 | CVE-2026-41719

Description

A SpEL Injection vulnerability exists in the Spring Data KeyValue if unsanitized user input is passed as Sort into a repository query method that delegates evaluation to the SpelPropertyComparator.

The application is vulnerable if all conditions below are true:

  1. The SpelPropertyComparator is used for sorting.
  2. The method is exposed to untrusted input (e.g. via a custom REST endpoint)
  3. Unsanitized user input is directly passed to the method.

Affected Spring Products and Versions

Spring Data KeyValue:

  • 4.0.0 - 4.0.5
  • 3.5.0 - 3.5.11
  • 3.4.0 - 3.4.14
  • 3.0.0 - 3.3.16
  • 2.7.19 and earlier

Mitigation

Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.
Fix versionAvailability
4.0.6OSS
4.0.5.1Enterprise Support Only
3.5.12OSS
3.5.11.1Enterprise Support Only
3.4.15Enterprise Support Only
3.3.17Enterprise Support Only
2.7.20Enterprise Support Only

No further mitigation steps are necessary.

References

History

  • 2026-06-09: Initial vulnerability report published.

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