CVE-2020-5410
Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server
- High 7.5
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 25 Mar 2022
Description
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 2 Jun 2020
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- pivotal
- KEV added
- 25 Mar 2022
- KEV fix due
- 15 Apr 2022
- EPSS
- 95.586% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.872% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: partial
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.5CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spring by VMware | Spring Cloud Config |
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Timeline
- 2 Jun 2020 Published
- 25 Mar 2022 CVE-2020-5410 added to CISA KEV
- 25 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue