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CVE-2020-5399: CredHub does not properly enable TLS for MySQL database connections

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-319

Description

Cloud Foundry CredHub, versions prior to 2.5.10, connects to a MySQL database without TLS even when configured to use TLS. A malicious user with access to the network between CredHub and its MySQL database may eavesdrop on database connections and thereby gain unauthorized access to CredHub and other components.

Affected products

• Cloud Foundry CredHub: before 2.5.10 — fixed in 2.5.10
• Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Cf-Deployment: before 12.29.0 — fixed in 12.29.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cloud Foundry CredHub 2.5.10; Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Cf-Deployment 12.29.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5399
• https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5399

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