Spring Data REST 3-5 vulnerable: @Id/@Version mutable via JSON Patch
CVE-2026-47849 Published on August 27, 2026

Spring Data REST allows mutation of identifier and version properties via JSON Patch
Spring Data REST does not guard identifier (@Id) and version (@Version) properties against mutation via RFC 6902 JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests. Spring Data REST 5.1.0 Spring Data REST 5.0.0 - 5.0.6 Spring Data REST 4.5.0 - 4.5.12 Spring Data REST 4.0.0 - 4.4.15 Spring Data REST 3.7.20 and earlier

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-47849 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a Mass Assignment Vulnerability?

The software receives input from an upstream component that specifies multiple attributes, properties, or fields that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control which attributes can be modified.

CVE-2026-47849 has been classified to as a Mass Assignment vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-47849

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Affected Versions

Spring Data REST: