DoS with crafted calls in Spring Cloud Sleuth 3.1.x (sleuth-instrumentation)
CVE-2026-41708 Published on June 15, 2026

Spring Cloud Sleuth instrumentation of Spring TX DoS vulnerability
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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-41708 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?

The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

CVE-2026-41708 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-41708

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Affected Versions

Spring Cloud Sleuth: