VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-41001

A local attacker on the same host can pre-create this predictable directory or place a symlink before the application starts.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.09%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Spring Boot's ArtemisEmbeddedConfigurationFactory uses a fixed, static path for the embedded Artemis message broker's data directory when no explicit path is configured. A local attacker on the same host can pre-create this predictable directory or place a symlink before the application starts. Affected versions: Spring Boot 4.0.0 through 4.0.6; 3.5.0 through 3.5.14; 3.4.0 through 3.4.16; 3.3.0 through 3.3.19; 2.7.0 through 2.7.33.

CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS: 0.09% probability · 1th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-377
Affected: vmware/spring boot
Source: security@vmware.com

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41001Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.