AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2020-5410
HIGH · CVSS 7.5 · Analyzed
Published: 2020-06-02 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 7.5 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22, CWE-23
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- VMware Tanzu · Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server
- Added to catalog
- 2022-03-25
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-04-15
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 2.1.0
Before (exclusive): 2.1.9
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 2.2.0
Before (exclusive): 2.2.3
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410
Vendor Advisory
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410
Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5410
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