CVE-2026-22737: Spring Framework Improper Path Limitation with Script View Templates

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Use of Java scripting engine enabled (e.g. JRuby, Jython) template views in Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux applications can result in disclosure of content from files outside the configured locations for script template views. This issue affects Spring Framework: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, from 6.2.0 through 6.2.16, from 6.1.0 through 6.1.25, from 5.3.0 through 5.3.46.

Affected products

Spring Framework: before 5.3.47; from 6.1.0 before 6.1.26; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.17; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.6 — fixed in 5.3.47, 6.1.26, 6.2.17, 7.0.6
Maven Org.Springframework:Spring-Webflux: from 7.0.0-M1 before 7.0.6; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.17; from 6.0.0 through 6.1.21; from 5.3.0 through 5.3.39; 7.0.0, 7.0.0-M1, 7.0.0-M2, 7.0.0-M3, 7.0.0-M4, 7.0.0-M5 (+115) — fixed in 7.0.6, 6.2.17
Maven Org.Springframework:Spring-Webmvc: from 7.0.0-M1 before 7.0.6; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.17; from 6.0.0 through 6.1.21; from 5.3.0 through 5.3.39; 7.0.0, 7.0.0-M1, 7.0.0-M2, 7.0.0-M3, 7.0.0-M4, 7.0.0-M5 (+115) — fixed in 7.0.6, 6.2.17
Spring Framework: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.5; from 6.2.0 through 6.2.16; from 6.1.0 through 6.1.25; from 5.3.0 through 5.3.46

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Spring Framework 5.3.47, 6.1.26, 6.2.17, 7.0.6; Maven Org.Springframework:Spring-Webflux 7.0.6, 6.2.17; Maven Org.Springframework:Spring-Webmvc 7.0.6, 6.2.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22737

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