CVE-2026-41717: Spring Data MongoDB is vulnerable to SpEL (Spring Expression Language) expression injection

June 10, 2026 (updated August 12, 2026)

Spring Data MongoDB contains a SpEL (Spring Expression Language) expression injection vulnerability. The issue occurs during parameter binding when a user-defined repository query method is annotated with @Query and utilizes a capture-all placeholder.

Affected versions: Spring Data MongoDB 5.0.0 through 5.0.5; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.2.0 through 4.2.15; 4.1.0 through 4.1.14; 4.0.0 through 4.0.15; 3.4.0 through 3.4.19.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5whc-4q84-fj73
github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-mongodb/releases/tag/4.5.12
github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-mongodb/releases/tag/5.0.6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41717
spring.io/security/cve-2026-41717

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