What is CVE-2026-47894?

CVE-2026-47894 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Cloud Config, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-47894?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Spring Cloud Config

CVE-2026-47894

Spring Cloud Config Server native environment repository allows exposure of configuration files outside of the configured repository path. Spring Cloud Config 5.0.0 - 5.0.4 Spring Cloud Config 4.3.0 - 4.3.4 Spring Cloud Config 4.0.0 - 4.2.8 Spring Cloud Config 3.1.14 and earlier

EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Spring Cloud Config

References

security@vmware.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-47894?: CVE-2026-47894 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spring Cloud Config, classified under CWE-22 IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY ('PATH TRAVERSAL'). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-47894?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.