CASCACascade Atlas

Evidence dossier

CVE-2020-5410

Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server

72.1–93.3Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

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.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Jun 2, 2020
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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FIRST EPSS95.59%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 99.9%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
container

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
container

CVE Program Container

pivotaloriginal assertion
container

Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.955860000000; percentile 0.998620000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
Spring by VMwareSpring Cloud Config
[{"status": "affected", "version": "2.1", "lessThan": "2.1.9", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.2", "lessThan": "2.2.3", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 2.1.0; end excluding 2.1.9supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_config:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 2.2.0; end excluding 2.2.3supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.5
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.0
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7.5
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.