Open Redirect in Spring Security
CVE-2026-41706
Spring Security's CookieRequestCache and CookieServerRequestCache store the pre-authentication request URL in a browser cookie so that users can be redirected back to their intended destination after a successful login. In affected versions, the full absolute URL is stored in the cookie and is used without validation as the post-login redirect target. Affected versions: Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.23; 5.8.0 through 5.8.25; 6.3.0 through 6.3.16; 6.4.0 through 6.4.16; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10; 7.0.0 through 7.0.5.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Spring Security — versions 5.7.0, 5.8.0, 6.3.0
- VMware Spring Security
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- spring.io/security/cve-2026-41706 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-41706?
- CVE-2026-41706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Security, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-41706?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.