Advisory severityHigh8.6VMware (Broadcom)

High [CVE-2026-40999] When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS

This high-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2026-40999.

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CVE-2026-40999 Source published Jun 11, 2026Source updated Jun 23, 2026

VulniPulse record published Jun 11, 2026Record updated Jul 13, 2026

CVE-2026-40999

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Summary

When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to.

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.

Affected versions

5.0.0
5.0.1
4.1.0
4.1.3
4.0.0
4.0.18
3.1.0
3.1.8

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Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

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Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

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