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.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2026-40973)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
459643	Echo: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot: security update to 3.4.2+echo.1	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
459643	Echo: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot: security update to 3.4.2+echo.1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
441407	SCA: security update for org.springframework.boot:spring-boot (GHSA-wwpq-f5c3-7hvx)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
441407	SCA: security update for org.springframework.boot:spring-boot (GHSA-wwpq-f5c3-7hvx)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2026-40973

high

Tenable Plugins

high

high

high

high