VMware Spring for GraphQL up to 1.0.7/1.3.9/1.4.6/2.0.4 GraphiQL Page code download

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in VMware Spring for GraphQL up to 1.0.7/1.3.9/1.4.6/2.0.4. This affects an unknown function of the component GraphiQL Page. This manipulation causes code download. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-59286. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in VMware Spring for GraphQL up to 1.0.7/1.3.9/1.4.6/2.0.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component GraphiQL Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code download vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-494. The product downloads source code or an executable from a remote location and executes the code without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The GraphiQL page bundled with Spring for GraphQL loads JavaScript libraries from a public CDN, without Subresource Integrity checks. An attacker can inject malicious code in those scripts and execute arbitrary code on the browser loading the GraphiQL page. Spring for GraphQL 2.0.0 - 2.0.4 Spring for GraphQL 1.4.0 - 1.4.6 Spring for GraphQL 1.1.0 - 1.3.9 Spring for GraphQL 1.0.0 - 1.0.7

The advisory is shared at spring.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-59286 since 07/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1495 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• VMware

Name

• Spring for GraphQL

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.3.3
• 1.3.4
• 1.3.5
• 1.3.6
• 1.3.7
• 1.3.8
• 1.3.9
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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