Improper access control in Spring Cloud Config - CVE-2026-47894
Published: August 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146234
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-47894
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the native environment repository when resolving configuration file paths. A remote privileged user can access files outside of the configured repository path to disclose sensitive information.
Affected software
Spring Cloud Config
Library Support for Spring
Library Support for Spring
How to mitigate CVE-2026-47894
Install security update from vendor's website.
Spring Cloud Config - addressed in versions 3.1.15, 4.2.9, 4.3.5, 5.0.5
Library Support for Spring - update to 3.5.19
Library Support for Spring - update to 3.5.19