Spring Framework Path Traversal via Backslash in SpringTemplateLoader

Description

Applications using Spring Framework's FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
• CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-22 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Spring · Spring Framework

  • affected 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.8
  • affected 6.2.0 – ≤ 6.2.19
  • affected 6.1.0 – ≤ 6.1.28
  • affected 6.0.0 – ≤ 6.0.30
  • affected 5.3.0 – ≤ 5.3.49
  • affected ≤ 5.2.25.RELEASE

References (1)

• https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59280 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2026-59280](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2026-59280.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2026-59280)

Record last updated 27 Aug 2026, 17:42 UTC.