Path Traversal in Vmware Spring Ai (CVE-2026-59294)
Summary
Path traversal in Vmware Spring Ai (CVE-2026-59294). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
ResourceCacheService.getCacheName() builds the on-disk filename by appending the URI fragment verbatim, without stripping path separators or .. sequences, and passes the result to new File(resourceParentFolder, newFileName) before writing the downloaded bytes there.
Spring AI 2.0.0
Spring AI 1.1.0 - 1.1.8
Spring AI 1.0.9 and earlier
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-59294 has been found in Vmware Spring Ai.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 5.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Vmware Spring Ai CVE-2026-59294" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-59294 (Vmware Spring Ai) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 5.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in Vmware Spring Ai.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Vmware Spring Ai.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.9/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Vmware Spring Ai を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch security@vmware.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com