{"cve":"CVE-2026-40981","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-07T04:16:24.607","modified":"2026-10-26T19:10:00.163","status":"Modified","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.\nSpring 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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-639","CWE-1220"],"references":["https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40981","https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40981","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467621","https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40981.json"],"products":["vmware:spring_cloud_config"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-26T19:31:02.781428341+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-40981","score":0.00435,"percentile":0.37571,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2mh5-3cw6-hrrq","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2mh5-3cw6-hrrq","summary":"Spring Cloud Config has an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key ","modified":"2026-06-11T15:00:10.468777112Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-config-server","ranges":[">=3.1.0 <=3.1.13"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-config-server","ranges":[">=4.1.0 <=4.1.9"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-config-server","ranges":[">=4.2.0 <=4.2.6"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-config-server","ranges":[">=4.3.0 <4.3.3"],"fixed":["4.3.3"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-config-server","ranges":[">=5.0.0 <5.0.3"],"fixed":["5.0.3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}