CVE-2026-40984
In Micrometer, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Micrometer, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Affected versions: micrometer-core 1.16.0 through 1.16.5; 1.15.0 through 1.15.11; 1.14.0 through 1.14.15; 1.13.0 through 1.13.18; 1.9.0 through 1.9.17. micrometer-jetty11 1.16.0 through 1.16.5; 1.15.0 through 1.15.11; 1.14.0 through 1.14.15; 1.13.0 through 1.13.18. micrometer-jetty12 1.16.0 through 1.16.5; 1.15.0 through 1.15.11; 1.14.0 through 1.14.15; 1.13.0 through 1.13.18.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.79% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40984
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36839
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50848
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50849
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54435
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62260
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40984
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486716
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40984.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.