Spring Cloud Config Server Native Environment Repository Exposure
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Spring Cloud Config Server native environment repository allows exposure of configuration files outside of the configured repository path. Spring Cloud Config 5.0.0 - 5.0.4 Spring Cloud Config 4.3.0 - 4.3.4 Spring Cloud Config 4.0.0 - 4.2.8 Spring Cloud Config 3.1.14 and earlier
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00486 42nd 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
- 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 Config | 5.0.0 – 5.0.4; 4.3.0 – 4.3.4; 4.0.0 – 4.2.8; up to 3.1.14 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spring Cloud Config VendorVMware Affected 5.0.0 – 5.0.4; 4.3.0 – 4.3.4; 4.0.0 – 4.2.8; up to 3.1.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.1.15; 4.0.0 to before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.5; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.1.15; 4.0.0 to before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.5; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47894
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xv2j-23v2-w2r5
References
More VMware Spring Cloud Config vulnerabilities
- 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-2026-29633 Path traversal in VMware Spring Cloud Config CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-47894 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47894 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xv2j-23v2-w2r5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-47894 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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