Vmware Spring AI up to 1.0.6/1.1.5 Conversation Memory special elements in template engine

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Vmware Spring AI up to 1.0.6/1.1.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Conversation Memory Handler. The manipulation leads to special elements in template engine. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-41713. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Vmware Spring AI up to 1.0.6/1.1.5. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Conversation Memory Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a special elements in template engine vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1336. The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A malicious user could craft input that is stored in conversation memory and later interpreted by the model in an unintended way. Applications using the affected advisor with user-controlled input may be susceptible to manipulation of model behavior across conversation turns.

The weakness was published by Ahmed Sekka. The advisory is shared at spring.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-41713 since 04/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1221 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.0.7 or 1.1.6 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
• 1.0.6
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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