CVE-2026-40987

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-11. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A malicious or compromised FTP/SFTP/SMB server can write arbitrary files anywhere on the client filesystem (outside the configured local-directory) with attacker-controlled content.

Affected versions: Spring Integration 7.0.0 through 7.0.4; 6.5.0 through 6.5.8; 6.4.0 through 6.4.11; 6.3.0 through 6.3.14; 5.5.0 through 5.5.20.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
11%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 11, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-40987: Remote-file synchronizer in Spring Integration writes server-supplied filename under localDirectory without canonicalization

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40987

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40987(1)

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

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-file1.0.1.RELEASE ... 5.5.9 (179 versions)6.5.9

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 52× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40987?
CVE-2026-40987 is a high vulnerability published on June 11, 2026. A malicious or compromised FTP/SFTP/SMB server can write arbitrary files anywhere on the client filesystem (outside the configured local-directory) with attacker-controlled content. Affected versions: Spring Integration 7.0.0 through 7.0.4; 6.5.0 through 6.5.8; 6.4.0 through 6.4.11; 6.3.0 through…
When was CVE-2026-40987 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40987 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 11, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40987 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40987 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 88.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40987?
CVE-2026-40987 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40987?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40987, 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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