Memory Allocation Vulnerability in Spring AI by Pivotal Software
CVE-2026-40980

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Spring

Status
Spring Ai
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-40980?

A memory allocation vulnerability exists in Spring AI, allowing attackers to craft malicious PDF files that can trigger excessive memory allocation when processed by the ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper. This could lead to resource exhaustion and potential denial of service. The issue affects versions 1.0.0 to 1.0.5 and 1.1.0 to 1.1.4, and has been mitigated in subsequent releases.

Affected Version(s)

Spring AI 1.0.0 < 1.0.6

Spring AI 1.1.0 < 1.1.5

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40980

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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