Vulnerability

CVE-2020-5410

High· 7.5KEVEXPLOITCVSS7.5EPSS94%

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VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Spring, by VMware Tanzu, Cloud Config contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows applications to serve arbitrary configuration files.

Threat signal

100/100

Severe

Severity

high

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

94%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1520d overdue

AffectedVMware Tanzu — Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server

Added to KEV

2022-03-25

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-04-15

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5410

CISA description: “Spring, by VMware Tanzu, Cloud Config contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows applications to serve arbitrary configuration files.”

CVSS

v3.1via OSVOpen in FIRST calculator →

7.5/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactNoneNo integrity impact.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

94.3%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p100

higher than 100% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Statistically about to be weaponized — top-tier triage urgency.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2020-5410. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-03-25Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-03-25Public exploit observedmetasploit
2022-03-25Published
2022-04-15Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified2 sources

References

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.