Spring Cloud Sleuth instrumentation of Spring TX DoS vulnerability (CVE-2026-41708) | HOL Guard CVE

High · CVSS 7.5CVE-2026-41708GHSA-26M2-9G2Q-V45Q

Spring Cloud Sleuth instrumentation of Spring TX DoS vulnerability

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-41708 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Spring Cloud Sleuth instrumentation of Spring TX DoS vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Jun 15, 2026Updated Aug 26, 2026Source checked Aug 26, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 26, 2026Material review Aug 26, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentationmaven	>=3.1.0,<=3.1.11	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Jun 15, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 26, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.