CVE-2020-4004
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CVE-2020-4004 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.2/10 on the CVSS scale. VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206, 6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.5.7) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206, 6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.5.7) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Fusion | >= 11.0, < 11.5.7 |
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | >= 3.0, < 3.10.1.2 |
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | >= 4.0, < 4.1.0.1 |
| Vmware | Workstation | >= 15.0.0, < 15.5.7 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 |
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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