Vmware Spring AI up to 1.0.5/1.1.4 Expressions FilterExpressionConverter code injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Vmware Spring AI up to 1.0.5/1.1.4 and classified as critical. This impacts the function FilterExpressionConverter of the component Expressions Handler. This manipulation causes code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-40967. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Vmware Spring AI up to 1.0.5/1.1.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function FilterExpressionConverter of the component Expressions Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Spring AI, various FilterExpressionConverter implementations accept a filter expression object and translate them to specific vector store query languages. In several cases, keys and values are not properly escaped, leading to the ability to alter the query. Affected versions: Spring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)

The advisory is shared at spring.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-40967 since 04/16/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/28/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.0.6 or 1.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Artificial Intelligence Software

Vendor

• Vmware

Name

• Spring AI

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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