{"id":"CVE-2026-40991","title":"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 att…","summary":"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 att…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-611"],"vendor":"broadcom","product":"spring_rest_docs","affected":["spring_rest_docs >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.9","spring_rest_docs >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.5.1","spring_rest_docs = 4.0.0"],"patched":["spring_rest_docs 3.0.5.1"],"published":"2026-06-10","updated":"2026-07-17","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40991","references":[{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40991","label":"security@vmware.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00223,"epssPercentile":0.13118,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-17T21:16:23.988Z","slug":"CVE-2026-40991","body":"## Overview\n\nWhen 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.\n\nAffected versions:\nSpring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `spring_rest_docs >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.9`\n- `spring_rest_docs >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.5.1`\n- `spring_rest_docs = 4.0.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `spring_rest_docs 3.0.5.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":32,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":32.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}