# CVE-2026-22740: Spring Framework DoS with Multipart Temp Files in WebFlux

- Also known as: GHSA-5843-P793-GHMM
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.7, 6.2.18, 6.1.27, 5.3.48
- Published: 2026-04-29 · Updated: 2026-04-29

## Affected

- VMware Spring Framework: from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.7; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.2.18; from 6.1.0, fixed in 6.1.27; from 5.3.0, fixed in 5.3.48
- org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.7
- org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven): from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.2.18
- org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven): from 6.1.0, through 6.1.26
- org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven): through 5.3.47

## Description

A WebFlux server application that processes multipart requests creates temp files for parts larger than 10 K. Under some circumstances, temp files may remain not deleted after the request is fully processed. This allows an attacker to consume available disk space. Older, unsupported versions are also affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Spring, VMware, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.7, 6.2.18, 6.1.27, 5.3.48) per the references below.
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## References

- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22740
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculator?vector=AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H&version=3.1

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