8.6

CVE-2026-40999: broadcom spring_web_services Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
Published 11-06-2026Last modified 23-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-40999 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in broadcom spring_web_services. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.38% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Broadcom1 product
Org.springframework.ws1 product
  • spring-ws-core≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 | ≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.4 | ≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.0.18 | ≥ 3.1.0, ≤ 3.1.8
Spring1 product
  • spring web services≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.1.1 | ≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.3.1 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.19 | ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.9

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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