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CVE-2020-5406

PCF Autoscaling logs its database credentials

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 10, 2020 at 06:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTanzu Application Service for Vms

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs, 2.6.x versions prior to 2.6.18, 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.11, and 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.5, includes a version of PCF Autoscaling that writes database connection properties to its log, including database username and password. A malicious user with access to those logs may gain unauthorized access to the database being used by Autoscaling.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Tanzu Application Service for Vms· VMware
95%
2.6.0 ≤ v < 2.6.182.6.x ≤ v < 2.6.182.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.112.7.x ≤ v < 2.7.112.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.52.8.x ≤ v < 2.8.52.6.x2.7.x2.8.x
Affected range stops below 2.6.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.7.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5406

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522

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