{"id":"CVE-2026-40981","published":"2026-05-07T03:55:43Z","modified":"2026-07-15T01:00:15Z","title":"When using Google Secrets Manager as a backend for the Spring Cloud Config server a client can craft a request to the…","vendor":"Spring","product":"Spring Cloud Config","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"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.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.00435,"percentile":0.37713,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-639","name":"Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key"},{"id":"CWE-1220","name":"Insufficient Granularity of Access Control"}],"references":[{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40981","tags":[]},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40981","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_REDHAT"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467621","tags":["issue-tracking","x_refsource_REDHAT"]},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40981.json","tags":["x_sadp-csaf-vex"]}],"priority":{"score":12.8,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":7.54},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":5.25}]},"vendorSlug":"spring","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"Spring","product":"Spring Cloud Config","versions":[">= 3.1.0, < 3.1.14",">= 4.1.0, < 4.1.10",">= 4.2.0, < 4.2.7",">= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3",">= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3"]}],"affected":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server","vulnerableRanges":[">=3.1.0, <=3.1.13",">=4.1.0, <=4.1.9",">=4.2.0, <=4.2.6",">=4.3.0, <4.3.3",">=5.0.0, <5.0.3"],"patched":["4.3.3","5.0.3"],"from":["GHSA-2mh5-3cw6-hrrq"],"provenance":"source"}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2026-28245","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"}}