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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00143.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Spring Spring Cloud Config unaffected
Version Status Constraints
3.1.0 affected < 3.1.14
4.1.0 affected < 4.1.10
4.2.0 affected < 4.2.7
4.3.0 affected < 4.3.3
5.0.0 affected < 5.0.3

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x Spring Cloud Config vulnerable to Path Traversal
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40982 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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

Sun, 10 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

 ssvc

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

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Cloud Config
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Cloud Config

Thu, 07 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 07 May 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthorized File Disclosure via Directory Traversal in Spring Cloud Config Server

Thu, 07 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-10T14:30:47.242Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-40982

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Updated: 2026-05-07T12:55:56.355Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-07T04:16:24.790

Modified: 2026-05-12T17:30:35.937

Link: CVE-2026-40982

cve-icon Redhat

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Updated: 2026-05-07T21:25:10Z

Weaknesses