Resource exhaustion in Spring Cloud Function
CVE-2026-40990
OOM error is possible while attempting to add infinite amount of functions to Function Registry. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Cloud Function 3.2.x: versions prior to 3.2.16 Spring Cloud Function 4.1.x: versions prior to 4.1.10 Spring Cloud Function 4.2.x: versions prior to 4.2.6 Spring Cloud Function 4.3.x: versions prior to 4.3.3 Spring Cloud Function 5.0.x: versions prior to 5.0.2 Older, unsupported versions are also affected.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Spring Cloud Function — versions 3.2.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0
- VMware Spring Cloud Function
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- spring.io/security/cve-2026-40990 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-40990?
- CVE-2026-40990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Cloud Function, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2026-06-01.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40990?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.