---
id: CVE-2026-41700
title: >-
  Spring for GraphQL applications that have enabled the WebSocket transport are
  vulnerable to Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking
summary: >-
  Spring for GraphQL applications that have enabled the WebSocket transport are
  vulnerable to Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking. An attacker can trick an
  authenticated user into visiting a malicious page, allowing the attacker to
  execute arbi…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-346
vendor: vmware
product: spring_for_graphql
affected:
  - 'spring_for_graphql >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.7'
  - 'spring_for_graphql >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.9'
  - 'spring_for_graphql >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.5.1'
  - 'spring_for_graphql >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3.1'
patched:
  - spring_for_graphql 2.0.3.1
published: '2026-06-11'
updated: '2026-07-17'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41700'
references:
  - url: 'https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41700'
    label: security@vmware.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0023
epssPercentile: 0.12403
ingestedAt: '2026-07-17T21:16:24.419Z'
---

## Overview

Spring for GraphQL applications that have enabled the WebSocket transport are vulnerable to Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking. An attacker can trick an authenticated user into visiting a malicious page, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary GraphQL operations with the victim's credentials.

Affected versions:
Spring for GraphQL 2.0.0 through 2.0.3; 1.4.0 through 1.4.5; 1.3.0 through 1.3.8; 1.0.0 through 1.0.6.

## Affected

- `spring_for_graphql >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.7`
- `spring_for_graphql >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.9`
- `spring_for_graphql >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.5.1`
- `spring_for_graphql >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `spring_for_graphql 2.0.3.1`