Spring AI <2.0 StackOverflow via cyclic PDF TOC
CVE-2026-47851 Published on August 26, 2026
Unbounded recursion over attacker-controlled PDF outline tree in Spring AI PDF Document Reader
Analyzing a PDF with a deeply nested or cyclic table of contents can cause a StackOverflowError in the ingestion thread.
Spring AI 2.0.0
Spring AI 1.1.0 - 1.1.8
Spring AI 1.0.0 - 1.0.9
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-47851 can be exploited 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 and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-47851
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Affected Versions
Spring AI:- Version 2.0.0 is affected.
- Version 1.1.0, <= 1.1.8 is affected.
- Version 1.0.0, <= 1.0.9 is affected.