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VMwareCVE-2026-47878

VMware Spring Batch: unsafe deserialization

Medium5.6CVE-2026-47878 · Published Aug 27, 2026 · updated Sep 10, 2026

DefaultExecutionContextSerializer, used by default in Spring Batch's JDBC job repository, passes Base64-decoded bytes directly to ObjectInputStream.readObject() without an ObjectInputFilter that restricts types to a trusted class allowlist. Spring Batch 6.0.0 - 6.0.4 Spring Batch 5.2.6 and earlier

VMware advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Spring Batch
Product
>= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.4No fix yet
<= 5.2.6No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-502

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