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CVE-2026-40987 (GCVE-0-2026-40987)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-11 05:03 – Updated: 2026-06-23 19:45
VLAI
Title
Remote-file synchronizer in Spring Integration writes server-supplied filename under localDirectory without canonicalization
Summary
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.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-11 12:46 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spring Spring Integration Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.0.4.1 (custom)
Affected: 6.5.0 , < 6.5.8.1 (custom)
Affected: 6.4.0 , < 6.4.12 (custom)
Affected: 6.3.0 , < 6.3.15 (custom)
Affected: 5.5.0 , < 5.5.21 (custom)
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