CVE-2026-40977

MEDIUM EPSS 1.6%
Published Apr 28, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.7 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Apr 28, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

When an application is configured to use `ApplicationPidFileWriter`, a local attacker with write access to the PID file's location can corrupt one file on the host each time the application is started. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); PID file / symlink behavior (`ApplicationPidFileWriter`). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.7
Exploitability
0.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
1.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-59

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
vmwarespring_boot* <2.7.33
vmwarespring_boot*≥3.3.0  –  <3.3.19
vmwarespring_boot*≥3.4.0  –  <3.4.16
vmwarespring_boot*≥3.5.0  –  <3.5.14
vmwarespring_boot*≥4.0.0  –  <4.0.6

References 1

  • spring.io https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40977
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.