9.1
/ 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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.
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.
AI Analysis
Directory traversal vulnerability in Spring Cloud Config
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-40982
Source
vmware
Published
May 7, 2026 at 03:49
Affected Product
Vendor
Spring
Product
Spring Cloud Config
Version
3.1.0
Affected Versions
Spring Spring Cloud Config 3.1.0
Spring Spring Cloud Config 4.1.0
Spring Spring Cloud Config 4.2.0
Spring Spring Cloud Config 4.3.0
Spring Spring Cloud Config 5.0.0
Spring Spring Cloud Config 4.1.0
Spring Spring Cloud Config 4.2.0
Spring Spring Cloud Config 4.3.0
Spring Spring Cloud Config 5.0.0
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
9.1 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
Spring
Product
Spring Cloud Config
Version
3.1.0-3.1.13, 4.1.0-4.1.9, 4.2.0-4.2.6, 4.3.0-4.3.2, 5.0.0-5.0.2