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); PID file / symlink behavior (`ApplicationPidFileWriter`). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.
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| Link | Providers |
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| https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40977 |
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Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | 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. 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); PID file / symlink behavior (`ApplicationPidFileWriter`). Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory. | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-27T23:36:06.654Z
Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:19:04.616Z
Link: CVE-2026-40977
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-28T00:16:24.947
Modified: 2026-04-28T00:16:24.947
Link: CVE-2026-40977
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