Medium severity · published Aug 27, 2026
CVE-2026-59281
Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via EscapedErrors
6.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8
Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19
Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28
Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30
Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49
Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SF
Spring Framework · Spring
7.0.0 through 7.0.8; 6.2.0 through 6.2.19; 6.1.0 through 6.1.28; 6.0.0 through 6.0.30; 5.3.0 through 5.3.49; through 5.2.25.RELEASE · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59281
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59281
Vendor Advisory
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59281
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