CVE-2026-40977
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CVE-2026-40977 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. When an application is configured to use `ApplicationPidFileWriter`, a local attacker with write access to the PID file's location can corrupt one file on the host each time the application is started. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); PID file / symlink behavior (`ApplicationPidFileWriter`). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When an application is configured to use `ApplicationPidFileWriter`, a local attacker with write access to the PID file's location can corrupt one file on the host each time the application is started. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); PID file / symlink behavior (`ApplicationPidFileWriter`). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Boot | < 2.7.33 |
| Vmware | Spring Boot | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.19 |
| Vmware | Spring Boot | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.16 |
| Vmware | Spring Boot | >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.14 |
| Vmware | Spring Boot | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.6 |
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40977Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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