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An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Framework before 3.2.18, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, and 4.3.x before 4.3.5. Paths provided to the ResourceServlet were not properly sanitized and as a result exposed to directory traversal attacks.
Use CWE-22, Pivotal Software vendor hub and Spring Framework product page to widen CVE-2016-9878 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.
Compare it with CVE-2014-0225, CVE-2016-5007 and CVE-2013-6429 for nearby disclosures in the same product family. Additional editorial context is available in Cybersecurity Weekly Roundup: April 27, 2026 — Critical Zero-Days and Framework Failures.