CVE-2026-41728

Spring Data REST JSON Patch bypasses Jackson read-only property protection on nested objects and collections

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: June 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC

Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:32 PM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsSpring Data RESTSpring Data REST

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Spring Data REST's JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) implementation does not apply the write-access filter to intermediate path segments when resolving a multi-segment JSON Pointer. Affected versions: Spring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.

Affected

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

Spring Data REST · VMware

95%

3.7.0 ≤ v < 3.7.204.3.0 ≤ v < 4.3.174.4.0 ≤ v < 4.4.154.5.0 ≤ v < 4.5.11.15.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.5.1

Affected range stops below 3.7.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.3.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.4.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.5.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.0.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Spring Data REST · Spring

60%

3.7.0 ≤ v < 3.7.204.3.0 ≤ v < 4.3.174.4.0 ≤ v < 4.4.154.5.0 ≤ v < 4.5.11.15.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.5.13.7.0 4.3.0 4.4.0 4.5.0 5.0.0

Affected range stops below 3.7.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.3.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.4.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.5.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.0.5.1, 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-2026-41728

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41728

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHvmware

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-284

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