CVE-2026-59321 — Shared JSR-223 ScriptEngine evaluated concurrently without THREADING check
A single ScriptEngine instance is reused for every message on a script-backed channel. For JSR-223 engines that report THREADING=null (not thread-safe, e.g. the Kotlin kts engine), concurrent message processing can corrupt engine-internal state, potentially leaking one message's payload/headers bindings into another message's script evaluation or throwing spurious exceptions. Spring Integration 7.1.0 Spring Integration 7.0.0 - 7.0.5 Spring Integration 6.5.0 - 6.5.10 Spring Integration 6.4.0 - 6.4.12 Spring Integration 5.5.21 and earlier
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Spring Spring Integration, Vmware Spring Integration).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (logic error), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Integration | version 7.1.0≥ 7.0.0 and ≤ 7.0.5≥ 6.5.0 and ≤ 6.5.10≥ 6.4.0 and ≤ 6.4.12≤ 5.5.21 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Vmware | Spring Integration | ≤ 5.5.21≥ 6.4.0 and ≤ 6.4.12≥ 6.5.0 and ≤ 6.5.10≥ 7.0.0 and < 7.0.5.1≥ 7.1.0 and < 7.1.0.1 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 2.8 | 2.5 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 4.2 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.6 | 2.5 | security@vmware.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 4.2 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | vmware via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · spring/spring integration
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 5.4
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
1 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
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- High CVE-2026-59307 Deserialization allow-list silently bypassed: setBeanClassLoader replaces deserializer but mapper keeps stale reference Aug 27, 2026
- Medium CVE-2026-59293 SMB minimum protocol dialect defaults to SMB1 Aug 27, 2026
- Low CVE-2026-59292 World-readable metadata file in PropertiesPersistingMetadataStore (insecure temp-file permissions) Aug 27, 2026
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-59321 is "Shared JSR-223 ScriptEngine evaluated concurrently without THREADING check", rated Medium. It affects Spring Integration (Spring); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.4 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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