---
cve: "CVE-2026-40982"
severity: "CRITICAL"
cvss: 9.1
epss: "73%"
vendor: "Spring"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2026-05-07 04:16:24"
tags: [cve, security, critical]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-06T21:06:24+02:00"
---

# CVE-2026-40982

> 9.1 CRITICAL

## Beschreibung

Spring Cloud Config allows applications to serve arbitrary text and binary files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead to a directory traversal attack.
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-Vektor

```
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Keine | bad |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Hoch | bad |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Keine | good |

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- 5b443c202231c77ace754b0f54956c408c2f0288 (Commit)
- 6259ed8ed5fc2ee81dedc03487b2487d8afeb9ab (Commit)

## Referenzen

- <https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40982>
- <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40982>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467619>
- <https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40982.json>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2026-40982) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_