When using Google Secrets Manager as a backend for the Spring Cloud Config server a client can craft a request to the config server potentially exposing secrets from unintended GCP projects.
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.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2mh5-3cw6-hrrq Spring Cloud Config has an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
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History

Tue, 12 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Cloud Config
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Cloud Config

Thu, 07 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Cloud Config
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Cloud Config

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title Spring Cloud Config Google Secrets Manager Backend Allows Exposure of Secrets from Unintended GCP Projects

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Description When using Google Secrets Manager as a backend for the Spring Cloud Config server a client can craft a request to the config server potentially exposing secrets from unintended GCP projects. 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.
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-07T12:57:35.373Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:19:04.616Z

Link: CVE-2026-40981

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T12:57:29.249Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-07T04:16:24.607

Modified: 2026-05-12T20:34:01.130

Link: CVE-2026-40981

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T21:25:07Z

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