Spring Cloud Sleuth instrumentation of Spring TX DoS vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
In Spring Cloud Sleuth, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted calls that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The application is vulnerable when it uses a vulnerable version of org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation and Spring TX instrumentation is not disabled. Affected versions: Spring Cloud Sleuth 3.1.0 through 3.1.13.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Cloud Sleuth | 3.1.0 to before 3.1.14 | 3.1.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation (Maven) | 3.1.0 – 3.1.11 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-26m2-9g2q-v45q |
- Spring Cloud Sleuth VendorVMware Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.14 Fixed in 3.1.14 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 – 3.1.11 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-26m2-9g2q-v45q
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring Cloud Sleuth (Spring) Fixed in 3.1.14
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41708
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26m2-9g2q-v45q
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-41708 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41708 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-26m2-9g2q-v45q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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