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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-40986 · published 11 June 2026

CVE-2026-40986: Broadcom spring web flow cross-site scripting vulnerability

Broadcom · Spring Web Flow

Spring Web Flow's JavaScript RemotingHandler renders the body of an error response as HTML even when the response is not "text/html", which can result in a scripting attack in the user's browser if the error response from the server contains error details with input reflected from an attacker. Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.

4.8 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.25% · top 84.7% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.25%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
4 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Spring Web Flow's JavaScript RemotingHandler renders the body of an error response as HTML even when the response is not "text/html", which can result in a scripting attack in the user's browser if the error response from the server contains error details with input reflected from an attacker. Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40986 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-40986), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.