CVE-2026-59327

Cleartext Storage of Spring Boot DevTools Remote Secret in Eclipse Launch Configurations

Published Jul 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote.secret) as a plain string attribute on the "Spring Boot DevTools Client" launch configuration. Eclipse persists launch configuration attributes as cleartext XML, either to workspace metadata or, if the user marks the configuration as a shared file, directly into the project tree where it can be committed to version control. This secret is the sole credential protecting the DevTools remote restart/reload endpoint, which accepts and executes arbitrary class bytes on the target application. Anyone able to read the .launch file (via filesystem access, a workspace backup, or a shared VCS repository) can extract the secret and use it to achieve remote code execution against the associated Spring Boot application.
Affected Spring Products and Versions:
Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier

Remediation

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Broadcom
Broadcom spring Tools
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_tools:*:*:*:*:*:eclipse:*:*
Vendors & Products Broadcom
Broadcom spring Tools
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Tools For Eclipse
Weaknesses CWE-312
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Tools For Eclipse
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote.secret) as a plain string attribute on the "Spring Boot DevTools Client" launch configuration. Eclipse persists launch configuration attributes as cleartext XML, either to workspace metadata or, if the user marks the configuration as a shared file, directly into the project tree where it can be committed to version control. This secret is the sole credential protecting the DevTools remote restart/reload endpoint, which accepts and executes arbitrary class bytes on the target application. Anyone able to read the .launch file (via filesystem access, a workspace backup, or a shared VCS repository) can extract the secret and use it to achieve remote code execution against the associated Spring Boot application. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier
Title Cleartext Storage of Spring Boot DevTools Remote Secret in Eclipse Launch Configurations
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Jul 30, 2026, 1:43 PM
Reserved
Jul 4, 2026, 6:14 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 30, 2026, 6:25 AM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 10:10 PM