Vulnerability in Spring Data Rest
CVE-2026-47849
Spring Data REST does not guard identifier (@Id) and version (@Version) properties against mutation via RFC 6902 JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests. Spring Data REST 5.1.0 Spring Data REST 5.0.0 - 5.0.6 Spring Data REST 4.5.0 - 4.5.12 Spring Data REST 4.0.0 - 4.4.15 Spring Data REST 3.7.20 and earlier
Vulnerability class: Mass Assignment
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Spring Data Rest — versions 5.1.0
- VMware Spring Data Rest
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- spring.io/security/cve-2026-47849 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-47849?
- CVE-2026-47849 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spring Data Rest, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-08-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-47849?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.