---
id: CVE-2026-22739
title: >-
  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
  configu…
summary: >-
  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
  configu…
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: vmware
product: spring_cloud_config
affected:
  - spring_cloud_config < 3.1.13
  - 'spring_cloud_config >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.9'
  - 'spring_cloud_config >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.6'
  - 'spring_cloud_config >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.2'
  - 'spring_cloud_config >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2'
patched:
  - spring_cloud_config 5.0.2
published: '2026-03-24'
updated: '2026-09-04'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22739'
references:
  - url: 'https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22739'
    label: security@vmware.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.0122
epssPercentile: 0.67471
ingestedAt: '2026-09-04T20:27:15.271Z'
exploits:
  nuclei:
    - CVE-2026-22739
  checkedAt: '2026-09-28T12:09:47.646Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `spring_cloud_config < 3.1.13`
- `spring_cloud_config >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.9`
- `spring_cloud_config >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.6`
- `spring_cloud_config >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.2`
- `spring_cloud_config >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `spring_cloud_config 5.0.2`