VMware ESXi
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.39 % · percentile 33 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Modified
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)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-25270
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-4005
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-767 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.0 < 3.10.1.2cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0 < 4.1.0.1cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201701001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703002:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201704001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707101:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707102:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707103:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707201:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707202:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707203:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707204:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707205:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707206:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707207:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707208:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707209:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707210:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707211:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707212:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707213:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707214:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707215:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707216:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707217:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707218:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707219:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707220:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707221:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201710001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201712001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201803001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810002:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811002:*:*:*:*:*:*- +141 more
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware ESXi | affected 7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206 ; affected 6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG ; affected 6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |