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CVE-2020-5410

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2020-06-02
  • Fixed in2.2.3 · 2.1.9
  • WeaknessCWE-22 · CWE-23

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-06-0217:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-03-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-03-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-03-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0712:43SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Vmware spring cloud config
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.2≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.32.2.3
2.1≥ 2.1.0, < 2.1.92.1.9

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As pivotal, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Spring by VMware Spring Cloud Config
    Affected
    • ≥ 2.1, < 2.1.9fixed in 2.1.9custom
    • ≥ 2.2, < 2.2.3fixed in 2.2.3custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2020-06-02

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-5410 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    spring-cloud-config-server: sending a request using a specially crafted URL can lead to a directory traversal attack

  • RHSA-2021:3140 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Fuse 7.9.0 release and security update

  • RHSA-2020:5568 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0 release and security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Vmware spring cloud config to 2.2.3 · 2.1.9
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-04-15
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2021:3140 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. Installation instructions are available from the Fuse 7.9.0 product documentation page: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat…
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2020:5568 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. Installation instructions are available from the Fuse 7.8.0 product documentation page: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat…
  5. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2021:3140 · 1 productUsers of vulnerable versions or older, unsupported versions of spring-cloud-config-server should upgrade to a patched version. Spring-cloud-config-server should only be accessible on internal networks.

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifieddead5nd/config-demoshoucheng3/spring-cloud__spring-cloud-config_CVE-2020-5410_2-1-8-RELEASE
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/scanner/http/springcloud_directory_traversalrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-03-25
Patch Due Date
2022-04-15
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2020-06-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-32xf-jwmv-9hf3

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5410?

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.

Is CVE-2020-5410 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-5410 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-04-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-5410?

CVE-2020-5410 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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