CVE•Published 2026-06-11•Modified 2026-09-04•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-40985Broadcom · Spring_web_flow

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

MEDIUM

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 87% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-917Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

Description

Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to the use of malicious Unified EL expressions. Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-11

Modified 2026-09-04

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-40985

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Broadcom Spring Web Flow"

All exposed Broadcom Spring Web Flow instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Spring Web Flow"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Spring Web Flow" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-40985