CVE-2025-41249 (GCVE-0-2025-41249)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-16 10:15 – Updated: 2025-09-16 19:29
VLAI
Title
CVE-2025-41249: Spring Framework Annotation Detection Vulnerability
Summary
The Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions. Your application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security's @EnableMethodSecurity feature. You are not affected by this if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces. This CVE is published in conjunction with CVE-2025-41248 https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41248 .
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-16 19:29 UTC
CWE
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 254 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware Spring Framework Affected: 6.2.x , < 6.2.11 (OSS)
Affected: 6.1.x , < 6.1.23 (commercial)
Affected: 5.3.x , < 5.3.45 (COMMERCIAL)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2025-09-15 10:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-41249",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-09-16T19:29:22.619095Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "cweId": "CWE-285",
                "description": "CWE-285 Improper Authorization",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-09-16T19:29:37.532Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Spring Framework",
          "vendor": "VMware",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "6.2.11",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.2.x",
              "versionType": "OSS"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.1.23",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.1.x",
              "versionType": "commercial"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.3.45",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.3.x",
              "versionType": "COMMERCIAL"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2025-09-15T10:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "\u003cp\u003eThe Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security\u0027s \u003ccode\u003e@EnableMethodSecurity\u003c/code\u003e\u0026nbsp;feature.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are not affected by this if you are not using \u003ccode\u003e@EnableMethodSecurity\u003c/code\u003e\u0026nbsp;or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis CVE is published in conjunction with \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41248\"\u003eCVE-2025-41248\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "The Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions.\n\nYour application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security\u0027s @EnableMethodSecurity\u00a0feature.\n\nYou are not affected by this if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity\u00a0or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces.\n\nThis CVE is published in conjunction with  CVE-2025-41248 https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41248 ."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 7.5,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
          "format": "CVSS",
          "scenarios": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "GENERAL"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-09-16T10:15:34.118Z",
        "orgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d",
        "shortName": "vmware"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41249"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "CVE-2025-41249: Spring Framework Annotation Detection Vulnerability",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d",
    "assignerShortName": "vmware",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-41249",
    "datePublished": "2025-09-16T10:15:34.118Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T09:30:25.625Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-09-16T19:29:37.532Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2025-41249",
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "epss": "0.00461",
      "percentile": "0.38072"
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "affected": [
          {
            "affectedData": [
              {
                "defaultStatus": "affected",
                "product": "Spring Framework",
                "vendor": "VMware",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "lessThan": "6.2.11",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "6.2.x",
                    "versionType": "OSS"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThan": "6.1.23",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "6.1.x",
                    "versionType": "commercial"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThan": "5.3.45",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "5.3.x",
                    "versionType": "COMMERCIAL"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "source": "security@vmware.com"
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "The Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions.\n\nYour application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security\u0027s @EnableMethodSecurity\u00a0feature.\n\nYou are not affected by this if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity\u00a0or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces.\n\nThis CVE is published in conjunction with  CVE-2025-41248 https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41248 ."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2025-41249",
        "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:22:40.307",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                "baseScore": 7.5,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
              "impactScore": 3.6,
              "source": "security@vmware.com",
              "type": "Secondary"
            }
          ],
          "ssvcV203": [
            {
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "ssvcData": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-41249",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "technicalImpact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-09-16T19:29:22.619095Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2025-09-16T11:15:30.887",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "security@vmware.com",
            "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41249"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "security@vmware.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-285"
              }
            ],
            "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
            "type": "Secondary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Important",
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-29T21:28:42+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2025-41249",
      "id": "CVE-2025-41249",
      "initial_release_date": "2025-09-16T10:15:34.118000+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "6",
      "product_status:known_affected": "11",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "87",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "org.springframework/spring-core: Spring Framework Annotation Detection Vulnerability",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-41249.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": {
        "adp": [
          {
            "metrics": [
              {
                "other": {
                  "content": {
                    "id": "CVE-2025-41249",
                    "options": [
                      {
                        "Exploitation": "none"
                      },
                      {
                        "Automatable": "no"
                      },
                      {
                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                      }
                    ],
                    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                    "timestamp": "2025-09-16T19:29:22.619095Z",
                    "version": "2.0.3"
                  },
                  "type": "ssvc"
                }
              }
            ],
            "problemTypes": [
              {
                "descriptions": [
                  {
                    "cweId": "CWE-285",
                    "description": "CWE-285 Improper Authorization",
                    "lang": "en",
                    "type": "CWE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2025-09-16T19:29:34.207Z",
              "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
            },
            "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
          }
        ],
        "cna": {
          "affected": [
            {
              "defaultStatus": "affected",
              "product": "Spring Framework",
              "vendor": "VMware",
              "versions": [
                {
                  "lessThan": "6.2.11",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "6.2.x",
                  "versionType": "OSS"
                },
                {
                  "lessThan": "6.1.23",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "6.1.x",
                  "versionType": "commercial"
                },
                {
                  "lessThan": "5.3.45",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "5.3.x",
                  "versionType": "COMMERCIAL"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "datePublic": "2025-09-15T10:00:00.000Z",
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "supportingMedia": [
                {
                  "base64": false,
                  "type": "text/html",
                  "value": "\u003cp\u003eThe Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security\u0027s \u003ccode\u003e@EnableMethodSecurity\u003c/code\u003e\u0026nbsp;feature.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are not affected by this if you are not using \u003ccode\u003e@EnableMethodSecurity\u003c/code\u003e\u0026nbsp;or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis CVE is published in conjunction with \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41248\"\u003eCVE-2025-41248\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"
                }
              ],
              "value": "The Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions.\n\nYour application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security\u0027s @EnableMethodSecurity\u00a0feature.\n\nYou are not affected by this if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity\u00a0or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces.\n\nThis CVE is published in conjunction with  CVE-2025-41248 https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41248 ."
            }
          ],
          "metrics": [
            {
              "cvssV3_1": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                "baseScore": 7.5,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "format": "CVSS",
              "scenarios": [
                {
                  "lang": "en",
                  "value": "GENERAL"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "providerMetadata": {
            "dateUpdated": "2025-09-16T10:15:34.118Z",
            "orgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d",
            "shortName": "vmware"
          },
          "references": [
            {
              "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41249"
            }
          ],
          "source": {
            "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
          },
          "title": "CVE-2025-41249: Spring Framework Annotation Detection Vulnerability",
          "x_generator": {
            "engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"
          }
        }
      },
      "cveMetadata": {
        "assignerOrgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d",
        "assignerShortName": "vmware",
        "cveId": "CVE-2025-41249",
        "datePublished": "2025-09-16T10:15:34.118Z",
        "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T09:30:25.625Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2025-09-16T19:29:37.532Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
      },
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.