Resource exhaustion in Spring Micrometer

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. 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.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-40984: held from 0.008 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40984?
CVE-2026-40984 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spring Micrometer, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-40984?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.