CVE-2026-40980

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: April 28, 2026 at 07:31 AM UTC

Updated: October 26, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsSpring AISpring AI

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by `ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper`. 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)

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Spring AI · VMware

95%

1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.0.61.1.0 ≤ v < 1.1.5

Spring AI · Spring

90%

1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.0.61.1.0 ≤ v < 1.1.51.0.0 1.1.0

Affected range stops below 1.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40980

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40980

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMvmware

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-400

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