---
id: CVE-2026-41717
title: >-
  Spring Data MongoDB contains a SpEL (Spring Expression Language) expression
  injection vulnerability
summary: >-
  Spring Data MongoDB contains a SpEL (Spring Expression Language) expression
  injection vulnerability. The issue occurs during parameter binding when a
  user-defined repository query method is annotated with @Query and utilizes a
  capture-al…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-917
vendor: vmware
product: spring_data_mongodb
affected:
  - 'spring_data_mongodb >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.20'
  - 'spring_data_mongodb >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.16'
  - 'spring_data_mongodb >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.15'
  - 'spring_data_mongodb >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.16'
  - 'spring_data_mongodb >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.17'
  - 'spring_data_mongodb >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15'
  - 'spring_data_mongodb >= 4.5.0, <= 4.5.11.1'
  - 'spring_data_mongodb >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5.1'
patched:
  - spring_data_mongodb 5.0.5.1
published: '2026-06-10'
updated: '2026-07-17'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41717'
references:
  - url: 'https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41717'
    label: security@vmware.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41717.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41717'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41717'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41717'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487401'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00421
epssPercentile: 0.33692
ingestedAt: '2026-07-17T21:16:24.211Z'
---

## Overview

Spring Data MongoDB contains a SpEL (Spring Expression Language) expression injection vulnerability. The issue occurs during parameter binding when a user-defined repository query method is annotated with @Query and utilizes a capture-all placeholder.

Affected versions:
Spring Data MongoDB 5.0.0 through 5.0.5; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.2.0 through 4.2.15; 4.1.0 through 4.1.14; 4.0.0 through 4.0.15; 3.4.0 through 3.4.19.

## Affected

- `spring_data_mongodb >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.20`
- `spring_data_mongodb >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.16`
- `spring_data_mongodb >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.15`
- `spring_data_mongodb >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.16`
- `spring_data_mongodb >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.17`
- `spring_data_mongodb >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15`
- `spring_data_mongodb >= 4.5.0, <= 4.5.11.1`
- `spring_data_mongodb >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `spring_data_mongodb 5.0.5.1`

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · updated 2026-09-23 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41717.json)