CVE-2025-41242: Spring Framework MVC Applications Path Traversal Vulnerability

August 18, 2025

Spring Framework MVC applications can be vulnerable to a “Path Traversal Vulnerability” when deployed on a non-compliant Servlet container.

An application can be vulnerable when all the following are true:

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-r936-gwx5-v52f
github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41242

Code Behaviors & Features

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