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Vulnerability Intelligence Report

CVE-2026-40982

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.

Path Traversal No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.2
HIGH
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:4.3
EPSS Probability:0.73%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22 ↗CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
Spring Spring Cloud Config 3.1.0 < 3.1.14 (affected), 4.1.0 < 4.1.10 (affected), 4.2.0 < 4.2.7 (affected), 4.3.0 < 4.3.3 (affected), 5.0.0 < 5.0.3 (affected)

References & Technical Advisories

No reference links found.

Threat Intelligence Signals

EPSS Score
0.727%
Vulnerability Class
Path Traversal

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityVMware by Broadcom · Vendor · USA
Reserved2026-04-16T02:19:04
Published2026-05-07T03:49:30
Last Updated2026-07-15T01:00:13

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