CVE-2020-4005
Last modified
CVE-2020-4005 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206, 6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG) contains a privilege-escalation vulnerability that exists in the way certain system calls are being managed. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may escalate their privileges on the affected system. EPSS estimates a 0.38% 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) contains a privilege-escalation vulnerability that exists in the way certain system calls are being managed. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may escalate their privileges on the affected system. Successful exploitation of this issue is only possible when chained with another vulnerability (e.g. CVE-2020-4004)
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | >= 3.0, < 3.10.1.2 |
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | >= 4.0, < 4.1.0.1 |
| 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
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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