---
id: CVE-2026-59328
title: >-
  Spring Tools for Eclipse renders Spring Boot starter wizard dependency
  tooltips in a native embedded browser (SWT Browser) with JavaScript enabled
summary: >-
  Spring Tools for Eclipse renders Spring Boot starter wizard dependency
  tooltips in a native embedded browser (SWT Browser) with JavaScript enabled.
  Using untrusted and compromised Initializr endpoints for the Spring Boot
  starter wizard c…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: broadcom
product: spring_tools
affected:
  - spring_tools < 5.3.0
patched:
  - spring_tools 5.3.0
published: '2026-07-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T18:35:03.963'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59328'
references:
  - url: 'https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59328'
    label: security@vmware.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00245
epssPercentile: 0.14183
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T19:21:07.244Z'
---

## Overview

Spring Tools for Eclipse renders Spring Boot starter wizard dependency tooltips in a native embedded browser (SWT Browser) with JavaScript enabled. Using untrusted and compromised Initializr endpoints for the Spring Boot starter wizard can result in arbitrary script execution inside the embedded browser when a developer hovers a dependency checkbox in the New Spring Starter Project wizard. Impact is limited to in-IDE UI spoofing and outbound network beaconing rather than full code execution.
Affected Spring Products and Versions:
Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier

## Affected

- `spring_tools < 5.3.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `spring_tools 5.3.0`