Vmware Spring Data Commons up to 4.0.5 HTTP resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Vmware Spring Data Commons up to 4.0.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-41721. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Vmware Spring Data Commons up to 4.0.5. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Spring Data Commons contains a vulnerability that can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition if Spring Data Web Support is enabled in conjunction with a Controller method using @ProjectedPayload, when an attacker sends a specially crafted HTTP request that causes the application to allocate lots of memory. Affected versions: Spring Data Commons 4.0.0 through 4.0.5; 3.5.0 through 3.5.11; 3.4.0 through 3.4.14; 3.3.0 through 3.3.16; 3.2.0 through 3.2.15; 3.1.0 through 3.1.14; 3.0.0 through 3.0.15; 2.7.0 through 2.7.19.

The advisory is shared for download at spring.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-41721 since 04/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/10/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 2.7.20, 3.0.16, 3.1.15, 3.2.16, 3.3.17, 3.4.15, 3.5.12 or 4.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Vmware

Name

• Spring Data Commons

Version

• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1
• 2.7.2
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.6
• 2.7.7
• 2.7.8
• 2.7.9
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.11
• 2.7.12
• 2.7.13
• 2.7.14
• 2.7.15
• 2.7.16
• 2.7.17
• 2.7.18
• 2.7.19
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.5
• 3.0.6
• 3.0.7
• 3.0.8
• 3.0.9
• 3.0.10
• 3.0.11
• 3.0.12
• 3.0.13
• 3.0.14
• 3.0.15
• 3.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.1.5
• 3.1.6
• 3.1.7
• 3.1.8
• 3.1.9
• 3.1.10
• 3.1.11
• 3.1.12
• 3.1.13
• 3.1.14
• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 3.2.7
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.9
• 3.2.10
• 3.2.11
• 3.2.12
• 3.2.13
• 3.2.14
• 3.2.15
• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.3.7
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.10
• 3.3.11
• 3.3.12
• 3.3.13
• 3.3.14
• 3.3.15
• 3.3.16
• 3.4.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.4.2
• 3.4.3
• 3.4.4
• 3.4.5
• 3.4.6
• 3.4.7
• 3.4.8
• 3.4.9
• 3.4.10
• 3.4.11
• 3.4.12
• 3.4.13
• 3.4.14
• 3.5.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.5.2
• 3.5.3
• 3.5.4
• 3.5.5
• 3.5.6
• 3.5.7
• 3.5.8
• 3.5.9
• 3.5.10
• 3.5.11
• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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