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
MEDIUM
Vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2026-59281
CVSS 3.16.1
SeverityMedium
Known exploitedNo
NVD references:
Primary source: NIST National Vulnerability Database