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CVE-2020-5422: UAA password may appear in BOSH System Metrics Server process arguments
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-214
Description
BOSH System Metrics Server releases prior to 0.1.0 exposed the UAA password as a flag to a process running on the BOSH director. It exposed the password to any user or process with access to the same VM (through ps or looking at process details).
Affected products
- Cloud Foundry BOSH System Metrics Server: before 0.1.0 — fixed in 0.1.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Cloud Foundry BOSH System Metrics Server 0.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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