---
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: 0.00132
epssPercentile: 0.02265
ingestedAt: '2026-09-05T13:39:55.599Z'
---

## Overview

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 directory or place a symlink before the application starts.

Affected versions:
Spring 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.

## 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`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `spring_boot 4.0.6.1`