Spring Cloud Gateway SSRF and native file access with gRPC
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Spring Cloud Gateway JsonToGrpcGatewayFilterFactory allows arbitrary Spring Resource locations for defining the proto descriptor. Spring Cloud Gateway 5.0.0 - 5.0.2 Spring Cloud Gateway 4.3.0 - 4.3.5 Spring Cloud Gateway 4.0.0 - 4.2.9 Spring Cloud Gateway 3.1.13 and earlier
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00331 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 Gateway | 5.0.0 – 5.0.2; 4.3.0 – 4.3.5; 4.0.0 – 4.2.9; up to 3.1.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spring Cloud Gateway VendorVMware Affected 5.0.0 – 5.0.2; 4.3.0 – 4.3.5; 4.0.0 – 4.2.9; up to 3.1.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.1.14; 4.0.0 to before 4.2.10; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.6; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.1.14; 4.0.0 to before 4.2.10; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.6; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47879
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mwm-q6x4-5h32
References
More VMware Spring Cloud Gateway vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-07125 Code injection in Spring Cloud Gateway KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-35278 Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies in certain situations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-18273 SSL bundle configuration silently bypassed in Spring Cloud Gateway CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-07124 Improper certificate validation in Spring Cloud Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2021-05091 Incorrect authorization in Spring Cloud Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-47879 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47879 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7mwm-q6x4-5h32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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