{
"id": "GHSA-5368-6h4h-gr29",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-40977"
],
"details": "When an application is configured to use `ApplicationPidFileWriter`, a local attacker with write access to the PID file's location can corrupt one file on the host each time the application is started.\n\nAffected: 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); PID file / symlink behavior (`ApplicationPidFileWriter`). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.",
"summary": "Spring Boot's PID file write follows symlinks at predictable default path",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.0.6"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.5.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.5.14"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.4.0"
},
{
"last_affected": "3.4.15"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.3.0"
},
{
"last_affected": "3.3.18"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "2.7.32"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-05-06T19:05:35Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H"
}
],
"published": "2026-04-28T00:31:41Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40977",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot",
"type": "PACKAGE"
},
{
"url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40977",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-59"
],
"severity": "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-28T00:16:24Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-06T19:05:35Z"
}
}