CVE-2026-22739

Spring Cloud Config Profile Substitution Can Allow Unintended Access To Files And Enable SSRF Attacks

Published Mar 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3qwq-q9vm-5j42 Spring Cloud Config Server: Path Traversal via Profile Parameter Allows Arbitrary File Access
References
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Cloud Config
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Cloud Config
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Spring Cloud Config Profile Substitution Can Allow Unintended Access To Files And Enable SSRF Attacks
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Mar 24, 2026, 2:40 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2026, 6:54 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 24, 2026, 1:17 AM
Modified
Sep 4, 2026, 8:04 PM