Description
The base directory (`spring.cloud.config.server.git.basedir`) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone Git repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks.
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: 7.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-86wq-234q-r6wg Spring Cloud Config Server Susceptible To TOCTOU Attack
References
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +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

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 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title TOCTOU Directory Traversal in Spring Cloud Config Server Git Cloning

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The base directory (`spring.cloud.config.server.git.basedir`) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone Git repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks. 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-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-09T03:55:58.649Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:19:12.970Z

Link: CVE-2026-41002

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T12:56:58.308Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-07T04:16:25.707

Modified: 2026-05-12T17:29:53.063

Link: CVE-2026-41002

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T21:25:08Z

Weaknesses