---
id: CVE-2026-47836
title: >-
  The base directory (spring.cloud.config.server.svn.basedir) used by the Spring
  Cloud Config Server to clone SVN repositories to is susceptible to
  time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks.

  Spring Cloud Config 5.0.0 - 5.0.4

  Spring Cloud …
summary: >-
  The base directory (spring.cloud.config.server.svn.basedir) used by the Spring
  Cloud Config Server to clone SVN repositories to is susceptible to
  time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks.

  Spring Cloud Config 5.0.0 - 5.0.4

  Spring Cloud …
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-367
vendor: vmware
product: spring_cloud_config
affected:
  - spring_cloud_config < 3.1.15
  - 'spring_cloud_config >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.9'
  - 'spring_cloud_config >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.5'
  - 'spring_cloud_config >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5'
patched:
  - spring_cloud_config 5.0.5
published: '2026-08-26'
updated: '2026-09-04'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47836'
references:
  - url: 'https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-47836'
    label: security@vmware.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-47836.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-47836'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47836'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47836'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00216
epssPercentile: 0.10688
ingestedAt: '2026-09-05T19:43:55.776Z'
---

## Overview

The base directory (spring.cloud.config.server.svn.basedir) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone SVN repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks.
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

## Affected

- `spring_cloud_config < 3.1.15`
- `spring_cloud_config >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.9`
- `spring_cloud_config >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.5`
- `spring_cloud_config >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `spring_cloud_config 5.0.5`

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-47836.json)