CVE-2026-41708 Spring Cloud Sleuth instrumentation of Spring TX DoS vulnerability
Crafted calls cause denial of service in Spring Cloud Sleuth when Spring TX instrumentation is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-41708?
CVE-2026-41708 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Spring Cloud Sleuth, published on 15 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Spring Cloud Sleuth, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted calls that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The application is vulnerable when it uses a vulnerable version of org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation and Spring TX instrumentation is not disabled.
Affected versions: Spring Cloud Sleuth 3.1.0 through 3.1.13.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41708?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation Maven | From 3.1.0 to 3.1.11 | None |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation Maven | From 3.1.0 to 3.1.11 | None |
Products include Broadcom Spring Cloud Sleuth.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-41708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-41708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-26m2-9g2q-v45q.