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VMwareCVE-2026-59295

VMware Micrometer: denial of service

Medium5.9CVE-2026-59295 · Published Aug 24, 2026 · updated Aug 28, 2026

It is possible for outbound HTTP requests using a Micrometer-instrumented client to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition due to an unbounded memory leak. Micrometer 1.17.0 Micrometer 1.16.0 - 1.16.6 Micrometer 1.15.0 - 1.15.12 Micrometer 1.14.0 - 1.14.16 Micrometer 1.9.18 and earlier

VMware advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Micrometer
Product
<= 1.17.0No fix yet
>= 1.16.0, <= 1.16.6No fix yet
>= 1.15.0, <= 1.15.12No fix yet
>= 1.14.0, <= 1.14.16No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)

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