Spring Cloud Config up to 3.1.14/4.2.8/4.3.4/5.0.4 Native Environment Repository path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Spring Cloud Config up to 3.1.14/4.2.8/4.3.4/5.0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Native Environment Repository. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-47894. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Spring Cloud Config up to 3.1.14/4.2.8/4.3.4/5.0.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Native Environment Repository. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Spring Cloud Config Server native environment repository allows exposure of configuration files outside of the configured repository path. Spring Cloud Config 5.0.0 - 5.0.4 Spring Cloud Config 4.3.0 - 4.3.4 Spring Cloud Config 4.0.0 - 4.2.8 Spring Cloud Config 3.1.14 and earlier

The advisory is available at spring.io. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-47894 since 05/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• Cloud Software

Vendor

• Spring

Name

• Cloud Config

Version

• 3.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.1.5
• 3.1.6
• 3.1.7
• 3.1.8
• 3.1.9
• 3.1.10
• 3.1.11
• 3.1.12
• 3.1.13
• 3.1.14
• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.3.0
• 4.3.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.3.3
• 4.3.4
• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4

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