High severity · published Jun 11, 2026
CVE-2026-41856
Spring GraphQL Annotation Detection Vulnerability
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Spring GraphQL annotation detection mechanism for @Controller data fetchers may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions. When all conditions are met, security annotations can be ignored at runtime.
Affected versions:
Spring for GraphQL 2.0.0 through 2.0.3; 1.4.0 through 1.4.5; 1.3.0 through 1.3.8; 1.0.0 through 1.0.6.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SF
Spring for GraphQL · Spring
2.0.0 before 2.0.3.1; 1.4.0 before 1.4.5.1; 1.3.0 before 1.3.9; 1.0.0 before 1.0.7 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41856
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41856
Vendor Advisory
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41856
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