CVE-2026-40981

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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."}], "lastModified": "2026-07-15T02:21:11.317", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "A35B9ECF-3B4A-4E35-8CDE-54EC21E723DB", "versionEndExcluding": "3.1.14", "versionStartIncluding": "3.1.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "446B9053-153B-41E3-A339-C216572E5450", "versionEndExcluding": "4.1.10", "versionStartIncluding": "4.1.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "2B36B389-41C0-400D-BA92-F5905C9BEBFD", "versionEndExcluding": "4.2.7", "versionStartIncluding": "4.2.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "5E965315-4507-461D-979F-D5F5602EC8D3", "versionEndExcluding": "4.3.3", "versionStartIncluding": "4.3.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "218A144D-2CDA-4873-899C-7D8718D5601F", "versionEndExcluding": "5.0.3", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0.0"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@vmware.com"}