CVE-2026-59315: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Spring Spring Cloud Config
Description
CVE-2026-59315 is a medium severity vulnerability in Spring Cloud Config Monitor that allows denial of service via uncontrolled resource consumption triggered by malicious payloads. It affects multiple versions of Spring Cloud Config including 3.1.14 and earlier, 4.0.0 through 4.2.8, 4.3.0 through 4.3.4, and 5.0.0 through 5.0.4. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-400, indicating resource exhaustion issues. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently documented.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Spring
Spring Cloud Config
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The Spring Cloud Config Monitor component is vulnerable to uncontrolled resource consumption, which can be exploited by an attacker sending crafted payloads to cause denial of service conditions. Affected versions include 3.1.14 and earlier, 4.0.0 through 4.2.8, 4.3.0 through 4.3.4, and 5.0.0 through 5.0.4. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available at this time, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by exhausting resources in the Spring Cloud Config Monitor, potentially disrupting configuration management services. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider limiting exposure of the Spring Cloud Config Monitor to untrusted networks and monitoring for unusual resource consumption patterns.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- vmware
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-04T18:13:57.026Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a909cf9acd9273b49b2d2bf
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 20:24:25 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 04:08:52 UTC
Last updated: 10/11/2026, 18:48:20 UTC
Views: 99
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