CVE-2026-40991

EUVD-2026-35885
When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed.

Affected versions:
Spring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.9 MEDIUM
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 13%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
broadcomspring_rest_docs
2.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 2.0.9
broadcomspring_rest_docs
3.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.0.5.1
broadcomspring_rest_docs
4.0.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions