PCF Autoscaling logs its database credentials
Priority LOW 31CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01032 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (Pivotal): 2.8.5, 2.7.11, 2.6.18
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal | VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs | 2.8.x to before 2.8.5; 2.7.x to before 2.7.11; 2.6.x to before 2.6.18 | 2.8.5, 2.7.11, 2.6.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs VendorPivotal Affected 2.8.x to before 2.8.5; 2.7.x to before 2.7.11; 2.6.x to before 2.6.18 Fixed in 2.8.5, 2.7.11, 2.6.18 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tanzu_application_service_for_vms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 to before 2.6.18; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.11; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tanzu_application_service_for_vms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 to before 2.6.18; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.11; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
- Fix · CNA VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (Pivotal) Fixed in 2.8.5, 2.7.11, 2.6.18
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5406
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr33-39v9-jw2c
References
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Sources
- CVE-2020-5406 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5406 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr33-39v9-jw2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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