6.1

CVE-2026-59281: spring spring framework Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-59281DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59281
Published 27-08-2026Last modified 28-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-59281 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in spring spring framework. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 0.18% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

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

Debian1 product
  • libspring-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)
Spring1 product
  • spring framework≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.8 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.19 | ≥ 6.1.0, ≤ 6.1.28 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.30 | ≥ 5.3.0, ≤ 5.3.49 | ≤ 5.2.25.RELEASE
Ubuntu1 product
  • libspring-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)
Vmware1 product
  • spring_framework< 5.2.26 | ≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.50 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.31 | ≥ 6.1.0, < 6.1.29 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.2.20 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8.1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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