SB2026052317 - Path traversal in Spring AI



SB2026052317 - Path traversal in Spring AI

Published: May 23, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026052317
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-41863)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote user to write files outside the intended target directory.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in Path.resolve when writing files to disk using LLM-influenced filenames. A remote user can provide a crafted filename to write files outside the intended target directory.

The issue can affect writes into restricted directories.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.