Spring Data REST JSON Patch WriteFilter Bypass 3.7-5.0.5
CVE-2026-41728 Published on June 9, 2026
Spring Data REST JSON Patch bypasses Jackson read-only property protection on nested objects and collections
Spring Data REST's JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) implementation does not apply the write-access filter to intermediate path segments when resolving a multi-segment JSON Pointer.
Affected versions:
Spring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-41728 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2026-41728 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-41728
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Affected Versions
Spring Data REST:- Version 3.7.0 and below 3.7.20 is affected.
- Version 4.3.0 and below 4.3.17 is affected.
- Version 4.4.0 and below 4.4.15 is affected.
- Version 4.5.0 and below 4.5.12 is affected.
- Version 5.0.0 and below 5.0.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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