GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x Spring Cloud Config vulnerable to Path Traversal

CRITICAL Published 2026-05-07 Modified 2026-06-11 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-40982
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Reviewed
2026-05-11

Affected packages

• Maven org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server: <= 3.1.13 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server: >= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.9 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server: >= 4.2.0, <= 4.2.6 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server: >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3 → fixed in 4.3.3 • Maven org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server: >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3 → fixed in 5.0.3

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-40982 Spring Cloud Config allows applications to serve arbitrary text and binary files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References