Vulnerability report

Exploitation attempts observed in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2017-8046

Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot

Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot · Pivotal Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploitation attempts observed in the wild
EPSS
74.5%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2017-8046 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot. Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9),...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot pivotal spring data rest versions prior to 2.6.9 (ingalls sr9), 3.0.1 (kay sr1) and spring boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 m6.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot

Malicious PATCH requests submitted to servers using Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), versions prior to 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6 can use specially crafted JSON data to run arbitrary Java code.

Pivotal Affected
Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot
Pivotal Spring Data REST versions prior to 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9), 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) and Spring Boot versions prior to 1.5.9, 2.0 M6
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Published
04 Jan 2018
Exploitation Attempts Reported
04 Jan 2018
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

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CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8046
  • RHSA-2018:2405 access.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2405
  • 44289 exploit-db.com · Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44289/
  • 100948 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100948
  • pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046 pivotal.io · CVE Record https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8046

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 04 Jan 2018

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2018-01-04 06:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-8046.yaml 01 Jun 2026

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

74.5%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation CWE-20

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.0 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 7.5 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Spring Data REST < 2.6.9 (Ingalls SR9) / 3.0.1 (Kay SR1) - PATCH Request Remote Code Execution

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 15:34 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 06:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  4. 06:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2017-8046",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.7453,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}