CVE•Published 2026-06-11•Modified 2026-09-04•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-40998Broadcom · Spring_web_services

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 72% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Description

Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications that evaluate XPath against untrusted XML payloads could therefore be exposed to XML External Entity (XXE) style attacks. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-11

Modified 2026-09-04

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB 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). Live host counts are a Premium feature.

Shodan · vuln tag

vuln:CVE-2026-40998

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Broadcom Spring Web Services"

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

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Spring Web Services"

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

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-40998