CVE-2020-4005
VMware ESXi Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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)
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 20, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:32 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-4005
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-4005.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-4005 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-4005 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.10.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.1.0.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:* 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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-4005 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-4005
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10264
percentile