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SCA: security update for org.springframework.boot:spring-boot (GHSA-wwpq-f5c3-7hvx)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441407

Description

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)

Solution

Update the org.springframework.boot:spring-boot library and its related packages to version 3.5.14 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wwpq-f5c3-7hvx

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441407

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/7/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.77

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40973

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40973

cwe: CWE-377