Description
Activiti through 7.1.0.M6 fails to validate hash-brace deferred expressions in process variables, allowing attackers to bypass expression filtering. Attackers can inject expressions beginning with #{ that are stored and later evaluated in the full Spring context when a mail task uses variable-backed body fields, enabling method invocation on application beans.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Activiti | Activiti | <= 7.1.0.M6 |
References
- https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti
- https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/blob/7.1.0.M6/activiti-core/activiti-api-impl/activiti-api-process-runtime-impl/src/main/java/org/activiti/runtime/api/impl/ExpressionResolver.java
- https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/blob/7.1.0.M6/activiti-core/activiti-engine/src/main/java/org/activiti/engine/impl/bpmn/behavior/MailActivityBehavior.java
- https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/issues/5438
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/activiti-through-7.1.0-m6-expression-injection-via-mail-task
- https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/issues/5438
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 24, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis