Description
Spring Cloud Config allows applications to serve arbitrary text and binary files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead to a directory traversal attack.
Spring Cloud Config 3.1.x: affected from 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 (inclusive); upgrade to 3.1.14 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.1.x: affected from 4.1.0 through 4.1.9 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.1.10 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.2.x: affected from 4.2.0 through 4.2.6 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.2.7 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.3.x: affected from 4.3.0 through 4.3.2 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.3.3 or greater. Spring Cloud Config 5.0.x: affected from 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 (inclusive); upgrade to 5.0.3 or greater.
Published: 2026-05-07
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x Spring Cloud Config vulnerable to Path Traversal
References
Link Providers
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40982 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Cloud Config
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Cloud Config

Sun, 10 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 07 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Cloud Config
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Cloud Config

Thu, 07 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 07 May 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthorized File Disclosure via Directory Traversal in Spring Cloud Config Server

Thu, 07 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Spring Cloud Config allows applications to serve arbitrary text and binary files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead to a directory traversal attack. Spring Cloud Config 3.1.x: affected from 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 (inclusive); upgrade to 3.1.14 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.1.x: affected from 4.1.0 through 4.1.9 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.1.10 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.2.x: affected from 4.2.0 through 4.2.6 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.2.7 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.3.x: affected from 4.3.0 through 4.3.2 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.3.3 or greater. Spring Cloud Config 5.0.x: affected from 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 (inclusive); upgrade to 5.0.3 or greater.
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Subscriptions

Spring Spring Cloud Config
Vmware Spring Cloud Config
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-10T14:30:47.242Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:19:04.616Z

Link: CVE-2026-40982

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T12:55:56.355Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-07T04:16:24.790

Modified: 2026-05-12T17:30:35.937

Link: CVE-2026-40982

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T21:25:10Z

Weaknesses