---
id: CVE-2026-40985
title: >-
  Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to
  the use of malicious Unified EL expressions.


  Affected versions:

  Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.
summary: >-
  Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to
  the use of malicious Unified EL expressions.


  Affected versions:

  Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-917
vendor: broadcom
product: spring_web_flow
affected:
  - spring_web_flow < 2.5.2
  - 'spring_web_flow >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.1.1'
  - spring_web_flow = 4.0.0
patched:
  - spring_web_flow 3.0.1.1
published: '2026-06-11'
updated: '2026-09-04'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40985'
references:
  - url: 'https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40985'
    label: security@vmware.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0023
epssPercentile: 0.14107
ingestedAt: '2026-09-05T13:39:55.054Z'
---

## Overview

Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to the use of malicious Unified EL expressions.

Affected versions:
Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.

## Affected

- `spring_web_flow < 2.5.2`
- `spring_web_flow >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.1.1`
- `spring_web_flow = 4.0.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `spring_web_flow 3.0.1.1`