CVE-2026-40977
4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Summary
When an application is configured to use ApplicationPidFileWriter, a local attacker with write access to the PID file's location can corrupt one file on the host each time the application is started.
Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); PID file / symlink behavior (ApplicationPidFileWriter). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Boot | 4.0.0 < 4.0.6 | affected |
| Spring | Spring Boot | 3.5.0 < 3.5.14 | affected |
| Spring | Spring Boot | 3.4.0 < 3.4.16 | affected |
| Spring | Spring Boot | 3.3.0 < 3.3.19 | affected |
| Spring | Spring Boot | 2.7.0 < 2.7.33 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
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