CVE-2026-40982
Spring Cloud Config allows applications to serve arbitrary text and binary files through the spring-cloud-config-server module.
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server | >= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.9 | none recorded |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Cloud Config | from 3.1.0 before 3.1.14 from 4.1.0 before 4.1.10 from 4.2.0 before 4.2.7 from 4.3.0 before 4.3.3 from 5.0.0 before 5.0.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40982
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40982
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40982
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467619
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40982.json