Description
In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by `ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper`.

Affected versions:
Spring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)
Published: 2026-04-28
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-26gg-9gv2-v27j Spring AI Vulnerable to OOM by attacker-controlled PDF
References
History

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Ai
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Ai

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Title Memory Exhaustion via Malformed PDF in Spring AI

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by `ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper`. Affected versions: Spring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T12:32:40.140Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:19:04.616Z

Link: CVE-2026-40980

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T12:32:36.344Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-28T09:16:16.890

Modified: 2026-04-29T18:15:44.910

Link: CVE-2026-40980

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T10:00:09Z

Weaknesses