CVE-2020-5410Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server
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It affects Spring by VMware Spring Cloud Config and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Spring Cloud Config, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.3, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.9, and older unsupported versions allow applications to serve arbitrary configuration files through the spring-cloud-config-server module. A malicious user, or attacker, can send a request using a specially crafted URL that can lead to a directory traversal attack.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-23
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 95.59% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- pivotal
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Spring by VMware Spring Cloud Config spring_by_vmware:spring_cloud_config (from the name) | from 2.1 before 2.1.9; from 2.2 before 2.2.3 | CNA record |
vmware spring_cloud_config vmware:spring_cloud_config | from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9; from 2.2.0 before 2.2.3 | NVD |
References
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5410us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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