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CVE-2026-41001 Spring CVE debrief

CVE-2026-41001 is a medium severity vulnerability in Spring Boot's ArtemisEmbeddedConfigurationFactory. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by pre-creating a predictable directory or placing a symlink before the application starts. The vulnerability affects Spring Boot versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 3.5.0 through 3.5.14, 3.4.0 through 3.4.16, 3.3.0 through 3.3.19, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.33.

Vendor
Spring
Product
Spring Boot
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.3
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-11
Original CVE updated
2026-09-04
Advisory published
2026-06-11
Advisory updated
2026-09-04

Who should care

Users of affected Spring Boot versions should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The ArtemisEmbeddedConfigurationFactory in Spring Boot uses a fixed, static path for the embedded Artemis message broker's data directory when no explicit path is configured. This allows a local attacker on the same host to pre-create this predictable directory or place a symlink before the application starts.

Defensive priority

Medium

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade to a non-affected version of Spring Boot.
  • Configure an explicit path for the Artemis message broker's data directory.

Evidence notes

The CVE-2026-41001 record was obtained from the official CVE.org and NVD databases.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-41001 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41001

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-41001 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41001

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.