CVE-2026-41708
Description
A denial-of-service vulnerability in Spring Cloud Sleuth instrumentation allows unauthenticated attackers to cause application unavailability via crafted calls.
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A denial-of-service vulnerability in Spring Cloud Sleuth instrumentation allows unauthenticated attackers to cause application unavailability via crafted calls.
Vulnerability
The vulnerability resides in the Spring TX instrumentation component of org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation. When Spring TX instrumentation is not disabled, an attacker can send specially crafted calls that trigger a denial-of-service condition. Affected versions are Spring Cloud Sleuth 3.1.0 through 3.1.13 [1].
Exploitation
An attacker needs network access to the application and no authentication is required (CVSS v3 vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N). The exploitation involves sending specially crafted requests to the application; no user interaction is necessary [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, rendering the application unavailable. The impact is limited to availability; confidentiality and integrity are not affected [1].
Mitigation
Users of affected versions should upgrade to Spring Cloud Sleuth 3.1.14 (or later). No other mitigation steps are necessary [1].
AI Insight generated on Jun 15, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
1- Range: 3.1.0 through 3.1.13
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
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