CVE-2026-40981

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 70% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

When using Google Secrets Manager as a backend for the Spring Cloud Config server a client can craft a request to the config server potentially exposing secrets from unintended GCP projects. Spring Cloud Config 3.1.x: affected from 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 (inclusive); upgrade to 3.1.14 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.1.x: affected from 4.1.0 through 4.1.9 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.1.10 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.2.x: affected from 4.2.0 through 4.2.6 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.2.7 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.3.x: affected from 4.3.0 through 4.3.2 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.3.3 or greater. Spring Cloud Config 5.0.x: affected from 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 (inclusive); upgrade to 5.0.3 or greater.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
35.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 7, 2026

Last Modified

June 30, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-40981: Spring Cloud Config Clients Can Access Secrets From Any Project The Config Server Has Access To On Google Secrets Manager

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40981

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40981(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.25.0.3—
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.25.0.3—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40981?
CVE-2026-40981 is a high vulnerability published on May 7, 2026. When using Google Secrets Manager as a backend for the Spring Cloud Config server a client can craft a request to the config server potentially exposing secrets from unintended GCP projects. Spring Cloud Config 3.1.x: affected from 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 (inclusive); upgrade to 3.1.14 or greater…
When was CVE-2026-40981 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40981 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 7, 2026, with the most recent update on June 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40981 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40981 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 35.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40981?
CVE-2026-40981 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40981?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40981, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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