Spring Framework Denial of Service via Multipart Requests in WebFlux

MEDIUM | JUNE 08, 2026 | CVE-2026-41840

Description

Spring WebFlux applications are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when processing multipart requests.

More precisely, an application can be vulnerable when all the following are true:

  • The application uses Spring WebFlux.
  • The application implements a web endpoint that receives multipart requests.

When all the conditions above are met, an attacker can send malicious multipart requests that can leak memory, potentially leading to Denial of Service in the application.

Affected Spring Products and Versions

Spring Framework:

  • 7.0.0 - 7.0.7
  • 6.2.0 - 6.2.18
  • 6.1.0 - 6.1.27
  • 5.3.48 and earlier

Mitigation

Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.
Fix versionAvailability
7.0.8OSS
7.0.7.1Enterprise Support Only
6.2.19OSS
6.2.18.1Enterprise Support Only
6.1.28Enterprise Support Only
5.3.49Enterprise Support Only

No further mitigation steps are necessary.

Credit

This issue was discovered internally.

History

  • 2026-06-08: Initial vulnerability report published.

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