Vulnerability · CVE-2026-41002
The base directory ( ) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone Git repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks.
Published May 7, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · spring cloud config
Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41002. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of spring cloud config is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High8.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.22%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe vmware/spring cloud config
The base directory ( ) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone Git repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks. Spring Cloud Config 3.1.x: affected from 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 (inclusive); upgrade to 3.1.14 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.1.x: affected from 4.1.0 through 4.1.9 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.1.10 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.2.x: affected from 4.2.0 through 4.2.6 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.2.7 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.3.x: affected from 4.3.0 through 4.3.2 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.3.3 or greater. Spring Cloud Config 5.0.x: affected from 5.0.0 through 5.0.2 (inclusive); upgrade to 5.0.3 or greater.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe vmware/spring cloud config< 3.1.14
- cpe vmware/spring cloud config< 4.1.10
- cpe vmware/spring cloud config< 4.2.7
- cpe vmware/spring cloud config< 4.3.3
- cpe vmware/spring cloud config< 5.0.3
How to fix CVE-2026-41002
Upgrade
CVE-2026-41002 lists a fix boundary at 3.1.14. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 3.1.14
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41002. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of spring cloud config is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with vmware/spring cloud config < 3.1.14; vmware/spring cloud config < 4.1.10; vmware/spring cloud config < 4.2.7; vmware/spring cloud config < 4.3.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 7, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The base directory ( ) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone Git repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks. Spring Cloud Config 3.1.x: affected from 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 (inclusive); upgrade to 3.1.14 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.1.x: affected from 4.1.0 through 4.1.9 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.1.10 or greater (Enterprise S
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The base directory ( ) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone Git repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks. Spring Cloud Config 3.1.x: affected from 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 (inclusive); upgrade to 3.1.14 or greater (Enterprise Support Only). Spring Cloud Config 4.1.x: affected from 4.1.0 through 4.1.9 (inclusive); upgrade to 4.1.10 or greater (Enterprise S
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41002
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-41002
30-day exploitation probability 0.22%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41002
The base directory ( ) used by the Spring Cloud Config Server to clone Git repositories to is susceptible to time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks. Spring Cloud Config 3.1.x: affected from 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 (inclusive); upgrade to 3.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 31, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 20, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 16, 2026