CVE-2026-41846: Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via JSP Form Tags

MEDIUM | JUNE 08, 2026 | CVE-2026-41846

Description

Spring MVC applications which accept user-supplied values in the cssClass, cssErrorClass, or cssStyle attributes of JSP <form:*> tags allow arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

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
  • 5.3.0 - 5.3.48

Versions that are no longer supported are also affected.

Mitigation

Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.

Affected version(s) Fix version Availability
7.0.x 7.0.8 OSS
7.0.7.1 Commercial
6.2.x 6.2.19 OSS
6.2.18.1 Commercial
6.1.x 6.1.28 Commercial
5.3.x 5.3.49 Commercial

No further mitigation steps are necessary.

Credit

This issue was discovered internally.

References

History

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

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