CVE-2026-22739 — Vulnerability in...

HIGH

Spring Cloud Config Server: Path Traversal via Profile Parameter Allows Arbitrary File Access

Published March 24, 2026Updated March 26, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Vulnerability in Spring Cloud when substituting the profile parameter from a request made to the Spring Cloud Config Server configured to the native file system as a backend, because it was possible to access files outside of the configured search directories.This issue affects Spring Cloud: from 3.1.X before 3.1.13, from 4.1.X before 4.1.9, from 4.2.X before 4.2.3, from 4.3.X before 4.3.2, from 5.0.X before 5.0.2.

Advisory Timeline

First published March 24, 2026 (202 days ago).
Last revised March 26, 2026 — 3 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server to 4.3.2 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.3.2 for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server -->

Maven

Update org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server to 5.0.2 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.0.2 for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (5)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server	maven	4.3.0, 4.3.1	4.3.2
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server	maven	5.0.0, 5.0.0-M1, 5.0.0-M2, 5.0.0-M3 (+3 more)	5.0.2
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server	maven	1.0.0.RELEASE, 1.0.1.RELEASE, 1.0.2.RELEASE, 1.0.3.RELEASE (+67 more)	Range-based data available
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server	maven	4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3 (+10 more)	Range-based data available
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server	maven	4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3 (+1 more)	Range-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-22
Path TraversalMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.6 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-22739?: Spring Cloud Config Server: Path Traversal via Profile Parameter Allows Arbitrary File Access This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.6/10).
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

8.6

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-3qwq-q9vm-5j42

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