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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-40980 · published 28 April 2026

CVE-2026-40980: Vmware spring ai uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Vmware · Spring Ai

In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by `ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper`. Affected versions: Spring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.42% · top 66.2% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by `ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper`. Affected versions: Spring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40980 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-40980), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.