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CVE-2026-59327

Cleartext Storage of Spring Boot DevTools Remote Secret in Eclipse Launch Configurations

4.4 Medium

Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote.secret) as a plain string attribute on the "Spring Boot DevTools Client" launch configuration. Eclipse persists launch configuration attributes as cleartext XML, either to workspace metadata or, if the user marks the configuration as a shared file, directly into the project tree where it can be committed to version control. This secret is the sole credential protecting the DevTools remote restart/reload endpoint, which accepts and executes arbitrary class bytes on the target application. Anyone able to read the .launch file (via filesystem access, a workspace backup, or a shared VCS repository) can extract the secret and use it to achieve remote code execution against the associated Spring Boot application. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.10%Unchanged since Jul 30, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.4

Cleartext Storage of Spring Boot DevTools Remote Secret in Eclipse Launch Configurations

Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote.secret) as a plain string attribute on the "Spring Boot DevTools Client" launch configuration. Eclipse persists launch configuration attributes as cleartext XML, either to workspace metadata or, if the user marks the configuration as a shared file, directly into the project tree where it can be committed to version control. This secret is the sole credential protecting the DevTools remote restart/reload endpoint, which accepts and executes arbitrary class bytes on the target application. Anyone able to read the .launch file (via filesystem access, a workspace backup, or a shared VCS repository) can extract the secret and use it to achieve remote code execution against the associated Spring Boot application. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier

Record
CVE-2026-59327
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-312
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-50974 4.4

Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote.secret) as a plain string attribute on the "Spring Boot DevTools Client" launch configuration. Eclipse persists launch configuration attributes as cleartext XML, either to workspace metadata or, if the user marks the configuration as a shared file, directly into the project tree where it can be committed to version control. This secret is the sole credential protecting the DevTools remote restart/reload endpoint, which accepts and executes arbitrary class bytes on the target application. Anyone able to read the .launch file (via filesystem access, a workspace backup, or a shared VCS repository) can extract the secret and use it to achieve remote code execution against the associated Spring Boot application. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier

Record
EUVD-2026-50974
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg26-wm7c-xr7g 4.4

Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote...

Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote.secret) as a plain string attribute on the "Spring Boot DevTools Client" launch configuration. Eclipse persists launch configuration attributes as cleartext XML, either to workspace metadata or, if the user marks the configuration as a shared file, directly into the project tree where it can be committed to version control. This secret is the sole credential protecting the DevTools remote restart/reload endpoint, which accepts and executes arbitrary class bytes on the target application. Anyone able to read the .launch file (via filesystem access, a workspace backup, or a shared VCS repository) can extract the secret and use it to achieve remote code execution against the associated Spring Boot application. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier

Record
GHSA-xg26-wm7c-xr7g
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-312
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.4

Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote.secret) as a plain string attribute on the "Spring Boot DevTools Client" launch configuration. Eclipse persists launch configuration attributes as cleartext XML, either to workspace metadata or, if the user marks the configuration as a shared file, directly into the project tree where it can be committed to version control. This secret is the sole credential protecting the DevTools remote restart/reload endpoint, which accepts and executes arbitrary class bytes on the target application. Anyone able to read the .launch file (via filesystem access, a workspace backup, or a shared VCS repository) can extract the secret and use it to achieve remote code execution against the associated Spring Boot application. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier

Record
CVE-2026-59327
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-312
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.4

Cleartext Storage of Spring Boot DevTools Remote Secret in Eclipse Launch Configurations

Spring Tools for Eclipse stores the Spring Boot DevTools remote secret (spring.devtools.remote.secret) as a plain string attribute on the "Spring Boot DevTools Client" launch configuration. Eclipse persists launch configuration attributes as cleartext XML, either to workspace metadata or, if the user marks the configuration as a shared file, directly into the project tree where it can be committed to version control. This secret is the sole credential protecting the DevTools remote restart/reload endpoint, which accepts and executes arbitrary class bytes on the target application. Anyone able to read the .launch file (via filesystem access, a workspace backup, or a shared VCS repository) can extract the secret and use it to achieve remote code execution against the associated Spring Boot application. Affected Spring Products and Versions: Spring Tools for Eclipse: 5.2.0 and earlier

Record
CVE-2026-59327
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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In short

CVE-2026-59327 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Broadcom Spring Tools, published July 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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