8.6
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-22739
Spring Cloud Config Profile Substitution Can Allow Unintended Access To Files And Enable SSRF Attacks
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2026, 1:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 24, 2026, 3:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-22739 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Spring Cloud to a patched version to fix file access issues.
  • Update Spring Cloud to version 3.1.13 or later.
  • Update Spring Cloud to version 4.1.9 or later.
  • Update Spring Cloud to version 4.2.3 or later.
  • Update Spring Cloud to version 4.3.2 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2026-22739 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22739
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-22739 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Daily CyberSecurity
Apache ActiveMQ Patches RCE and Path Traversal Flaws

Apache ActiveMQ, the widely used open-source message broker, has released critical security updates to address two vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or access restri ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 08, 2026 (4 days, 17 hours ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
High-Severity Spring Cloud Config Flaw Triggers File Leaks and SSRF

A significant security flaw has been identified in Spring Cloud Config, a popular framework used to provide server and client-side support for externalized configuration in distributed systems. The vu ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 24, 2026 (2 weeks, 5 days ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-22739 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
    Added Reference https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22739
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