CVE-2026-40981

HIGH EPSS 29.8%
Published May 7, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 7, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

When using Google Secrets Manager as a backend for the Spring Cloud Config server a client can craft a request to the config server potentially exposing secrets from unintended GCP projects. 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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
29.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-639

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
vmwarespring_cloud_config*≥3.1.0  –  <3.1.14
vmwarespring_cloud_config*≥4.1.0  –  <4.1.10
vmwarespring_cloud_config*≥4.2.0  –  <4.2.7
vmwarespring_cloud_config*≥4.3.0  –  <4.3.3
vmwarespring_cloud_config*≥5.0.0  –  <5.0.3

References 1

  • spring.io https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40981
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.