Description
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
Affected products
broadcom: spring batch
References1
- spring.io/security/cve-2026-47878 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.3
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 29 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-502
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