High, CVSS 8.6MavenPublished
Spring Web Services: SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations
CVE-2026-40999 · GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
- Affected
- Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.1; >= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.3; >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.18; >= 3.1.0, <= 3.1.8
- Fixed in
- 4.1.45.0.2· Partial vendor fix
- Issue
- 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.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 5.0.2 or 4.1.4 by release line; some affected versions have no fix yet, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.