Path traversal
A supplied file path escapes the directory the application intended to allow.
CWE-22 · NVD record: nvd@nist.gov
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Exploited. On CISA's list since 2022-03-25.
VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2020-5410 · VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server · Published 2020-06-02
How bad would it be?
7.5 out of 10
CVSS rates it high.
How likely is it to be used?
96%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, among the top 1% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Is it already being used?
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 1659 days ago (2022-04-15).
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Spring, by VMware Tanzu, Cloud Config contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows applications to serve arbitrary configuration files.
What the flaw is
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.
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