CVE-2026-40991

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jul 23, 2026

Description

When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed.

Affected versions: Spring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-611

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 10, 2026
Last modified: Jul 23, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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