Answer in brief
CVE-2020-5410 records a High severity vulnerability in Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server. The current sources mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Spring by VMware/Spring Cloud Config (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. Known-exploitation status makes exposure review time-sensitive. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Spring by VMware/Spring Cloud Config (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Spring by VMware/Spring Cloud Configgeneric | >=2.1 <2.1.9 || >=2.2 <2.2.3 | 2.1.9, 2.2.3 |
Published upstream
Jun 2, 2020
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
May 24, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Evidence: source:kev:kev:kev:recordSpring 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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2020-5410 records a High severity vulnerability in Directory Traversal with spring-cloud-config-server. The current sources mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Spring by VMware/Spring Cloud Config (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. Known-exploitation status makes exposure review time-sensitive. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Spring by VMware/Spring Cloud Config (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Spring by VMware/Spring Cloud Configgeneric | >=2.1 <2.1.9 || >=2.2 <2.2.3 | 2.1.9, 2.2.3 |
Published upstream
Jun 2, 2020
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
May 24, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Evidence: source:kev:kev:kev:recordSpring 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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.