CVE-2026-40998
Jaxp13 XPath XXE via StreamSource and SAXSource
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 29th percentile. Fixed versions are out.
No public exploit knownFix2 products4 fixed builds listed below
No ready-made check. Neither Nuclei nor OpenVAS has one for this CVE yet.
What to do
Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.
- Spring Web ServicesAffected: ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.1.1Upgrade to: 5.0.1.1Affected: ≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.3.1Upgrade to: 4.1.3.1Affected: ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.19Upgrade to: 4.0.19Affected: ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.9Upgrade to: 3.1.9Stated by: CVE record
- Broadcom Spring Web ServicesAffected: < 3.1.9Upgrade to: 3.1.9Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications that evaluate XPath against untrusted XML payloads could therefore be exposed to XML External Entity (XXE) style attacks. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 29th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
7 events over 85 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Record updated
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Scored 8.2 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
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