# CVE-2020-5410: Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server

> CVE-2020-5410: Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server. CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2020-5410
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:43Z

- Published: 2020-06-02 16:50 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35 UTC · Assigner: pivotal
- CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 95.6%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-25, federal due date 2022-04-15, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-23

## 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Spring by VMware: Spring Cloud Config

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5410)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5410)
- [https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410](https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5410)

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