{"id":"CVE-2026-41001","title":"Spring Boot's ArtemisEmbeddedConfigurationFactory uses a fixed, static path for the embedded Artemis message broker's data directory when no explicit path is configured","summary":"Spring Boot's ArtemisEmbeddedConfigurationFactory uses a fixed, static path for the embedded Artemis message broker's data directory when no explicit path is configured. A local attacker on the same host can pre-create this predictable d…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","cwe":["CWE-377"],"vendor":"vmware","product":"spring_boot","affected":["spring_boot < 2.7.34","spring_boot >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.20","spring_boot >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.17","spring_boot >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.14.1","spring_boot >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.6.1"],"patched":["spring_boot 4.0.6.1"],"published":"2026-06-11","updated":"2026-09-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41001","references":[{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41001","label":"security@vmware.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00094,"epssPercentile":0.00696,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T13:39:55.599Z","slug":"CVE-2026-41001","body":"## Overview\n\nSpring Boot's ArtemisEmbeddedConfigurationFactory uses a fixed, static path for the embedded Artemis message broker's data directory when no explicit path is configured. A local attacker on the same host can pre-create this predictable directory or place a symlink before the application starts.\n\nAffected versions:\nSpring Boot 4.0.0 through 4.0.6; 3.5.0 through 3.5.14; 3.4.0 through 3.4.16; 3.3.0 through 3.3.19; 2.7.0 through 2.7.33.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `spring_boot < 2.7.34`\n- `spring_boot >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.20`\n- `spring_boot >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.17`\n- `spring_boot >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.14.1`\n- `spring_boot >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.6.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `spring_boot 4.0.6.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}