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Spring REST Docs REST Assured & WebFlux are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Spring REST Docs REST Assured & WebFlux are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Affected packages
- org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-restassured— 4.0.0 → 4.0.1
- org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-webtestclient— 4.0.0 → 4.0.1
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40991
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-restdocs
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-restdocs/releases/tag/v3.0.6
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-restdocs/releases/tag/v4.0.1
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40991
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6rpq-6vv2-5222
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