CVE-2026-40967
Spring AI filter expression injection allows query manipulation.
Is CVE-2026-40967 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-40967 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-40967?
CVE-2026-40967 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-40967?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-40967. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-40967 affect?
CVE-2026-40967 affects Spring AI 1.0.0-1.0.5, 1.1.0-1.1.4. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-40967?
Upgrade to fixed releases (1.0.6 or 1.1.5).
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unescaped filter keys/values enable attacker to modify vector store queries, risking data exposure or tampering.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 1.0.0 and < 1.0.6
- affected>= 1.1.0 and < 1.1.5
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.