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VMwareCVE-2026-47836

VMware Spring Cloud Config: race condition

High7.2CVE-2026-47836 · Published Aug 26, 2026 · updated Sep 4, 2026

The base directory (spring.cloud.config.server.svn.basedir) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone SVN repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks. Spring Cloud Config 5.0.0 - 5.0.4 Spring Cloud Config 4.3.0 - 4.3.4 Spring Cloud Config 4.0.0 - 4.2.8 Spring Cloud Config 3.1.14 and earlier

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Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Spring Cloud Config
Product
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.4No fix yet
>= 4.3.0, <= 4.3.4No fix yet
>= 4.0.0, <= 4.2.8No fix yet
<= 3.1.14No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-367

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