Vmware Spring Integration up to 7.0.4 /SFTP/SMB path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Vmware Spring Integration up to 5.5.20/6.3.14/6.4.11/6.5.8/7.0.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /SFTP/SMB. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-40987. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vmware Spring Integration up to 5.5.20/6.3.14/6.4.11/6.5.8/7.0.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /SFTP/SMB. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A malicious or compromised FTP/SFTP/SMB server can write arbitrary files anywhere on the client filesystem (outside the configured local-directory) with attacker-controlled content. Affected versions: Spring Integration 7.0.0 through 7.0.4; 6.5.0 through 6.5.8; 6.4.0 through 6.4.11; 6.3.0 through 6.3.14; 5.5.0 through 5.5.20.

It is possible to read the advisory at spring.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-40987 since 04/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/11/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.5.21, 6.3.15, 6.4.12, 6.5.9 or 7.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Vmware

Name

• Spring Integration

Version

• 5.5.0
• 5.5.1
• 5.5.2
• 5.5.3
• 5.5.4
• 5.5.5
• 5.5.6
• 5.5.7
• 5.5.8
• 5.5.9
• 5.5.10
• 5.5.11
• 5.5.12
• 5.5.13
• 5.5.14
• 5.5.15
• 5.5.16
• 5.5.17
• 5.5.18
• 5.5.19
• 5.5.20
• 6.3.0
• 6.3.1
• 6.3.2
• 6.3.3
• 6.3.4
• 6.3.5
• 6.3.6
• 6.3.7
• 6.3.8
• 6.3.9
• 6.3.10
• 6.3.11
• 6.3.12
• 6.3.13
• 6.3.14
• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7
• 6.4.8
• 6.4.9
• 6.4.10
• 6.4.11
• 6.5.0
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4
• 6.5.5
• 6.5.6
• 6.5.7
• 6.5.8
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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