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CVE-2026-40977
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-04-28T00:16:24.947 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:45:58.247

Summary

When an application is configured to use `ApplicationPidFileWriter`, a local attacker with write access to the PID file's location can corrupt one file on the host each time the application is started. 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); PID file / symlink behavior (`ApplicationPidFileWriter`). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.

Affected products

vmware — spring_boot

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References

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