High severity · published Mar 24, 2026
CVE-2026-22739
Spring Cloud Config Profile Substitution Can Allow Unintended Access To Files And Enable SSRF Attacks
8.6
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Spring Cloud · Spring
3.1.x before 3.1.13; 4.1.x before 4.1.9; 4.2.x before 4.2.3; 4.3.x before 4.3.2; 5.0.x before 5.0.2 · source: vendor
SC
Spring Cloud Config · Vmware
before 3.1.13; 4.1.0 before 4.1.9; 4.2.0 before 4.2.6; 4.3.0 before 4.3.2; 5.0.0 before 5.0.2 · source: NVD