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CVE-2026-40981

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 7, 2026 at 03:55 AM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSpring Cloud ConfigSpring Cloud Config

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Spring Cloud Config· VMware
95%
3.1.0 ≤ v < 3.1.144.1.0 ≤ v < 4.1.104.2.0 ≤ v < 4.2.74.3.0 ≤ v < 4.3.35.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.3
Affected range stops below 3.1.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Spring Cloud Config· Spring
90%
3.1.0 ≤ v < 3.1.144.1.0 ≤ v < 4.1.104.2.0 ≤ v < 4.2.74.3.0 ≤ v < 4.3.35.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.33.1.04.1.04.2.04.3.05.0.0
Affected range stops below 3.1.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40981
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40981
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467621
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40981.json

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHvmware
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-639CWE-1220

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