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TI-2026-29633 Aliases CVE-2026-40982GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x

Path traversal in VMware Spring Cloud Config

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00727 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring Cloud Config (Spring): 3.1.14, 4.1.10, 4.2.7 +2org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven): 4.3.3, 5.0.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Cloud Config3.1.0 to before 3.1.14; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.10; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.7; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.3; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.33.1.14, 4.1.10, 4.2.7, 4.3.3, 5.0.3Patch availableCNA
—org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven)up to 3.1.13—No fix listedGHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
—org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven)4.1.0 – 4.1.9—No fix listedGHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
—org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven)4.2.0 – 4.2.6—No fix listedGHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
—org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven)4.3.0 to before 4.3.34.3.3Patch availableGHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
—org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven)5.0.0 to before 5.0.35.0.3Patch availableGHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
  • Spring Cloud Config VendorVMware Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.14; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.10; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.7; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.3; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.3 Fixed in 3.1.14, 4.1.10, 4.2.7, 4.3.3, 5.0.3 Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 3.1.13 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
  • org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 – 4.1.9 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
  • org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 – 4.2.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
  • org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.3.0 to before 4.3.3 Fixed in 4.3.3 Patch available GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x
  • org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.0.3 Fixed in 5.0.3 Patch available GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 to before 3.1.14; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.10; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.7; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.3; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.3VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 to before 3.1.14; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.10; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.7; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.3; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring Cloud Config (Spring) Fixed in 3.1.14, 4.1.10, 4.2.7, 4.3.3, 5.0.3
  • Fix · GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) Fixed in 4.3.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.3 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Spring Cloud Config 3.1.14, 4.1.10 and 3 more versions

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-29632 Authorization bypass in VMware Spring Cloud ConfigPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-29653 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in VMware Spring Cloud ConfigPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-29655 Sensitive information in log files in VMware Spring Cloud ConfigPriority LOW 20
    Show all 4 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40982
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g23-24mc-hx6x

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2020-04456 Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-02811 Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2020-04451 Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-18263 Spring Cloud Config Profile Substitution Can Allow Unintended Access To Files And Enable SSRF Attacks CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-35289 Spring Cloud Config Server Monitor Endpoint Does Not Validate Webhook Requests CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-29632 Authorization bypass in VMware Spring Cloud Config CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 12 →

Sources

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