CVE-2020-3952
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Missing authentication · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
9.8CVSS CRITICAL ● exploited
🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2021-11-03. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-05-03.
Summary
Under certain conditions, vmdir that ships with VMware vCenter Server, as part of an embedded or external Platform Services Controller (PSC), does not correctly implement access controls.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)94%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3952
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.htmlAdvisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.htmlAdvisory