GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-wwpq-f5c3-7hvx Spring Boot accepts predictable temp directory without ownership verification
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-40973
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-377
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-06
Affected packages
• Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.6 → fixed in 4.0.6
• Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot: >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.14 → fixed in 3.5.14
• Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot: >= 3.4.0, <= 3.4.15 (no fix yet)
• Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot: >= 3.3.0, <= 3.3.18 (no fix yet)
• Maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot: <= 2.7.32 (no fix yet)
Description
A local attacker on the same host as the application may be able to take control of the directory used by `ApplicationTemp`. When `server.servlet.session.persistent` is set to `true` and the attack persists across application restarts, this may allow the attacker to read session information and hijack authenticated users or deploy a gadget chain and execute code as the application's user.
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); predictable temp directory / `ApplicationTemp` ownership verification. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.
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Weakness · not in database (1)
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-40973 A local attacker on the same host as the application may be able to take control of the directory used by `ApplicationTemp`. vulnerability