Medium (6.5) in vmware spring boot. EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator 2.7.18, 3.0.13, 3.1.6.
In Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 - 2.7.17, 3.0.0-3.0.12 and 3.1.0-3.1.5, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true:
* the application uses Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux
* org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator is on the classpath
Severity
CVSS 3.1
6.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 68% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)