CVE-2026-42555
CRITICALValtimo: SpEL injection via StandardEvaluationContext allows Remote Code Execution by admin users
Title source: cnaDescription
Valtimo is an open-source business process automation platform. com.ritense.valtimo:document from 12.0.0 to before 12.32.0, com.ritense.valtimo:case from 13.0.0 to before 13.23.0, and com.ritense.valtimo:contract from 13.4.0 to before 13.23.0 evaluate Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions from user-supplied input using StandardEvaluationContext, which provides unrestricted access to Java types and methods. An authenticated user with the ADMIN role can achieve Remote Code Execution and credential exfiltration. This vulnerability is fixed in com.ritense.valtimo:document 2.32.0, com.ritense.valtimo:case 13.23.0, and com.ritense.valtimo:contract 13.23.0.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/valtimo-platform/valtimo/security/advisories/GHSA-j7j9-5253-f7vh
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0058
EPSS Percentile
42.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (7)
com.ritense.valtimo/case
13.0.0 - 13.23.0Maven
com.ritense.valtimo/case
>= 13.0.0, < 13.23.0
com.ritense.valtimo/contract
13.4.0 - 13.23.0Maven
com.ritense.valtimo/contract
>= 13.4.0, < 13.23.0
com.ritense.valtimo/document
12.0.0 - 12.32.0Maven
com.ritense.valtimo/document
>= 12.0.0, < 12.32.0
valtimo-platform/valtimo
< 13.23.0
Published
May 14, 2026
Tracked Since
May 14, 2026