CVE-2026-40981
Spring Cloud Config: Spring Cloud Config: Information disclosure of secrets from unintended GCP projects
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 7, 2026
Updated · November 5, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Spring Cloud Config. When utilizing Google Secrets Manager as a backend, a remote client can craft a specific request to the config server. This action may lead to the unintended exposure of secrets from other Google Cloud Platform (GCP) projects, resulting in sensitive information disclosure.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-1220 · Insufficient Granularity of Access Control