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CVE-2026-59280 Spring Framework

Affected softwareSpring Framework
Severity4.3 Medium CVSS 3.1
WeaknessPath traversal (CWE-22)
Published27 Aug 2026
Updated1 Sep 2026

Published 2 months ago. NVD often adds the list of affected products days or weeks after a CVE is published, and the other sources we check lag too. The scope and status here may change.

Description

Applications using Spring Framework's FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader. 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

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.35% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.

How to mitigate CVE-2026-59280

Apply the vendor's fix for Spring Framework. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2026 ↗ CPU 2026-Q4 Oracle Construction and Engineering / Document Management (Spring Framework) (22.12.0-22.12.15, 23.12.0-23.12.16, 24.12.0-24.12.16, 25.12.0-25.12.9)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Construction and Engineering Document Management (Spring Framework) 22.12.0-22.12.15, 23.12.0-23.12.16, 24.12.0-24.12.16, 25.12.0-25.12.9

Products and versions

1 product, 6 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd vmware spring framework generic < 5.2.26 · ≥ 5.3.0 and < 5.3.50 · ≥ 6.0.0 and < 6.0.31 · ≥ 6.1.0 and < 6.1.29 · ≥ 6.2.0 and < 6.2.20 · ≥ 7.0.0 and < 7.0.8.1

References

URLTags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59280 Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2026-08-27By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-09-01NVD's own last-modified date for this record.