Spring Framework Denial of Service via Integer Overflow in SpEL Expressions

HIGH | JUNE 08, 2026 | CVE-2026-41849

Description

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the evaluation logic of the Spring Expression Language (SpEL). An attacker can exploit this by supplying a specially crafted SpEL expression that triggers excessive resource consumption, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Specifically, an application is vulnerable when the following condition is met:

  • The application accepts and evaluates untrusted or user-controlled SpEL expressions.

Affected Spring Products and Versions

Spring Framework:

  • 5.3.48 and earlier

Mitigation

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