Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2026 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2026-59296Micrometer StatsD and Logging meter registries line-protocol and log injection vulnerability
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity injection in Micrometer from Spring. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Using untrusted, non-normalized input as-is for metrics data (such as metric names, tag keys, or tag values) is a dangerous antipattern that general-purpose instrumentation should never perform. Micrometer 1.17.0 Micrometer 1.16.0 - 1.16.6 Micrometer 1.15.0 - 1.15.12 Micrometer 1.14.0 - 1.14.16 Micrometer 1.9.18 and earlier
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Micrometer | 1.17.01.16.0 – through 1.16.61.15.0 – through 1.15.121.14.0 – through 1.14.160 – through 1.9.18 |
Weakness: CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N