Is CVE-2026-40987 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-40987 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-40987?

CVE-2026-40987 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-40987?

CVE-2026-40987 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-40987?

No published fix for CVE-2026-40987 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-40987

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A malicious or compromised FTP/SFTP/SMB server can write arbitrary files anywhere on the client filesystem (outside the configured local-directory) with attacker-controlled content. Affected versions: Spring Integration 7.0.0 through 7.0.4; 6.5.0 through 6.5.8; 6.4.0 through 6.4.11; 6.3.0 through 6.3.14; 5.5.0 through 5.5.20.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

spring.io

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-23.