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VMware Tanzu Spring Boot: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-1263 · first 24.04.2026 · updated 29.06.2026 · CVSS 9,1

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What it is about

Spring Boot ist ein Framework zur Entwicklung von Java Anwendungen. Spring Boot basiert auf dem Spring Framework. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VMware Tanzu Spring Boot ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen oder authentifizierte Benutzer zu kapern.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
  • Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen
  • vertrauliche Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen oder authentifizierte Benutzer zu kapern

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Server
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Apache Camel for Spring Boot
  • IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Boot <3.5.14
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Boot <4.0.6
  • HCL Commerce 9.1.0-9.1.19.0
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces <3.28.0

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • VMware Tanzu Spring Boot 3.5.14
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Boot 4.0.6
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28.0

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-40970, CVE-2026-40971, CVE-2026-40972, CVE-2026-40973, CVE-2026-40974, CVE-2026-40975, CVE-2026-40976, CVE-2026-40977

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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