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CVE-2020-5400: Cloud Controller logs environment variables from app manifests

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-522

Description

Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller (CAPI), versions prior to 1.91.0, logs properties of background jobs when they are run, which may include sensitive information such as credentials if provided to the job. A malicious user with access to those logs may gain unauthorized access to resources protected by such credentials.

Affected products

• Cloud Foundry CAPI: before 1.91.0 — fixed in 1.91.0
• Cloud Foundry cf-deployment: before 12.33.0 — fixed in 12.33.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cloud Foundry CAPI 1.91.0; Cloud Foundry cf-deployment 12.33.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5400
• https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2020-5400

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