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AIKIDO-2026-10771

spring-cloud-config-server is vulnerable to Path Traversal

Path TraversalCVE-2026-40982 Published May 8, 2026

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Critical Risk

This Affects:

javaspring-cloud-config-server
0.0.1 - 3.1.13
Fixed in 3.1.14
4.0.0 - 4.1.9
Fixed in 4.1.10
4.2.0 - 4.2.6
Fixed in 4.2.7
4.3.0 - 4.3.2
Fixed in 4.3.3
5.0.0 - 5.0.2
Fixed in 5.0.3
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TL;DR

Spring Cloud Config allows applications to server 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.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

spring-cloud-config-server is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions 0.0.1 - 3.1.13, 4.0.0 - 4.1.9, 4.2.0 - 4.2.6, 4.3.0 - 4.3.2 and 5.0.0 - 5.0.2.

How to fix this

Upgrade the org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server library to a patch version.