CVE-2026-40973CWE-377

A local attacker on the same host as the application may be able to take control of the directory used by `ApplicationTemp`

High · published April 27, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A local attacker on the same host as the application may be able to take control of the directory used by `ApplicationTemp`. When `server.servlet.session.persistent` is set to `true` and the attack persists across application restarts, this may allow the attacker to read session information and hijack authenticated users or deploy a gadget chain and execute code as the application's user.

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); predictable temp directory / `ApplicationTemp` ownership verification. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00134 · 2.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File
Published
2026-04-27T23:29Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 APR 23:29Z
    A local attacker on the same host as the application may be able to take control of the directory used by `ApplicationTemp`
    cvelistv5