CVE-2026-40985

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.46.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-11. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
6.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to the use of malicious Unified EL expressions.

Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.

CVSS v3
6.4
EG Score
6.4(medium)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity64% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
14%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 4, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-40985: Data Binding Vulnerability in Spring Web Flow with Unified EL Parser

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40985

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40985(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.springframework.webflow:spring-webflow2.0.6.RELEASE ... 2.5.1.RELEASE (23 versions)3.0.2—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40985?
CVE-2026-40985 is a medium vulnerability published on June 11, 2026. Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to the use of malicious Unified EL expressions. Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.
When was CVE-2026-40985 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40985 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40985 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40985 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 85.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40985?
CVE-2026-40985 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40985?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40985, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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