Vmware Spring HATEOAS up to 3.0.3 StringLinkRelation allocation of resources

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Vmware Spring HATEOAS up to 1.5.6/2.3.4/2.4.1/2.5.2/3.0.3. This affects an unknown function of the component StringLinkRelation Handler. Performing a manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-41007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Vmware Spring HATEOAS up to 1.5.6/2.3.4/2.4.1/2.5.2/3.0.3. This affects some unknown functionality of the component StringLinkRelation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Spring HATEOAS maintains an unbounded static cache of StringLinkRelation instances keyed on attacker-supplied strings. Affected versions: Spring HATEOAS 1.5.0 through 1.5.6; 2.3.0 through 2.3.4; 2.4.0 through 2.4.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.2; 3.0.0 through 3.0.3.

It is possible to read the advisory at spring.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-41007 since 04/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/09/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.5.7, 2.3.5, 2.4.2, 2.5.3 or 3.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Vmware

Name

• Spring HATEOAS

Version

• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 2.3.0
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.5.0
• 2.5.1
• 2.5.2
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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