GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-5368-6h4h-gr29 Spring Boot's PID file write follows symlinks at predictable default path

MEDIUM Published 2026-04-28 Modified 2026-05-06 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-40977
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-59
Reviewed
2026-05-06

Affected packages

• Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.6 → fixed in 4.0.6 • Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra: >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.14 → fixed in 3.5.14 • Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra: >= 3.4.0, <= 3.4.15 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra: >= 3.3.0, <= 3.3.18 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra: <= 2.7.32 (no fix yet)

Description

When an application is configured to use `ApplicationPidFileWriter`, a local attacker with write access to the PID file's location can corrupt one file on the host each time the application is started. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); PID file / symlink behavior (`ApplicationPidFileWriter`). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-40977 When an application is configured to use `ApplicationPidFileWriter`, a local attacker with write access to the PID file's location can… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References