Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8
Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19
Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28
Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30
Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49
Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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The EPSS score is 0.00173.

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Spring Spring Framework unaffected
Version Status Constraints
7.0.0 affected ≤ 7.0.8
6.2.0 affected ≤ 6.2.19
6.1.0 affected ≤ 6.1.28
6.0.0 affected ≤ 6.0.30
5.3.0 affected ≤ 5.3.49
0 affected ≤ 5.2.25.RELEASE

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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Weaknesses CWE-79

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Description Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier
Title Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via EscapedErrors
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T18:56:23.590Z

Reserved: 2026-07-04T18:13:26.297Z

Link: CVE-2026-59281

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-27T20:17:54.267

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:18:54.763

Link: CVE-2026-59281

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Updated: 2026-08-28T07:00:12Z

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