Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server package, versions [,5.0.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORKCLOUD-19267445
  • published26 Aug 2026
  • disclosed20 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-47837  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-306  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server to version 5.0.5 or higher.

Overview

org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-server is a library that provides an HTTP resource-based API for external configuration.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function via the monitor endpoint, which does not validate incoming webhook requests. An attacker can trigger unauthorized actions or cause unintended effects by sending crafted webhook requests to this endpoint.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1