8.2

CVE-2020-4004: vmware cloud_foundation Use After Free

CVSS: 8.2v3.1HighModified
Published 20-11-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-4004 is a high (CVSS 8.2) Use After Free vulnerability in vmware cloud_foundation. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-11-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.41% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware4 products
  • cloud_foundation≥ 3.0, < 3.10.1.2 | ≥ 4.0, < 4.1.0.1
  • esxiEOL6.5 | 6.5:650-201701001 | 6.5:650-201703001 | 6.5:650-201703002 | 6.5:650-201704001 | 6.5:650-201707101 | 6.5:650-201707102 | 6.5:650-201707103 | 6.5:650-201707201 | 6.5:650-201707202 | 6.5:650-201707203 | 6.5:650-201707204 | 6.5:650-201707205 | 6.5:650-201707206 | 6.5:650-201707207 | 6.5:650-201707208 | 6.5:650-201707209 | 6.5:650-201707210 | 6.5:650-201707211 | 6.5:650-201707212 | 6.5:650-201707213 | 6.5:650-201707214 | 6.5:650-201707215 | 6.5:650-201707216 | 6.5:650-201707217 | 6.5:650-201707218 | 6.5:650-201707219 | 6.5:650-201707220 | 6.5:650-201707221 | 6.5:650-201710001 | 6.5:650-201712001 | 6.5:650-201803001 | 6.5:650-201806001 | 6.5:650-201808001 | 6.5:650-201810001 | 6.5:650-201810002 | 6.5:650-201811001 | 6.5:650-201811002 | 6.5:650-201811301 | 6.5:650-201901001 | 6.5:650-201903001 | 6.5:650-201905001 | 6.5:650-201908001 | 6.5:650-201910001 | 6.5:650-20191004001 | 6.5:650-201911001 | 6.5:650-201911401 | 6.5:650-201911402 | 6.5:650-201912001 | 6.5:650-201912002 | 6.5:650-201912101 | 6.5:650-201912102 | 6.5:650-201912103 | 6.5:650-201912104 | 6.5:650-201912301 | 6.5:650-201912401 | 6.5:650-201912402 | 6.5:650-201912403 | 6.5:650-201912404 | 6.5:650-202005001 | 6.5:650-202006001 | 6.5:650-202007001 | 6.5:650-202010001 | 6.5:650-202011001 | 6.5:650-202011002 | 6.7 | 6.7:670-201806001 | 6.7:670-201807001 | 6.7:670-201808001 | 6.7:670-201810001 | 6.7:670-201810101 | 6.7:670-201810102 | 6.7:670-201810103 | 6.7:670-201810201 | 6.7:670-201810202 | 6.7:670-201810203 | 6.7:670-201810204 | 6.7:670-201810205 | 6.7:670-201810206 | 6.7:670-201810207 | 6.7:670-201810208 | 6.7:670-201810209 | 6.7:670-201810210 | 6.7:670-201810211 | 6.7:670-201810212 | 6.7:670-201810213 | 6.7:670-201810214 | 6.7:670-201810215 | 6.7:670-201810216 | 6.7:670-201810217 | 6.7:670-201810218 | 6.7:670-201810219 | 6.7:670-201810220 | 6.7:670-201810221 | 6.7:670-201810222 | 6.7:670-201810223 | 6.7:670-201810224 | 6.7:670-201810225 | 6.7:670-201810226 | 6.7:670-201810227 | 6.7:670-201810228 | 6.7:670-201810229 | 6.7:670-201810230 | 6.7:670-201810231 | 6.7:670-201810232 | 6.7:670-201810233 | 6.7:670-201810234 | 6.7:670-201811001 | 6.7:670-201901001 | 6.7:670-201901401 | 6.7:670-201901402 | 6.7:670-201901403 | 6.7:670-201903001 | 6.7:670-201904001 | 6.7:670-201904201 | 6.7:670-201904201-ug | 6.7:670-201904202 | 6.7:670-201904202-ug | 6.7:670-201904203 | 6.7:670-201904203-ug | 6.7:670-201904204 | 6.7:670-201904204-ug | 6.7:670-201904205 | 6.7:670-201904205-ug | 6.7:670-201904206 | 6.7:670-201904206-ug | 6.7:670-201904207 | 6.7:670-201904207-ug | 6.7:670-201904208 | 6.7:670-201904208-ug | 6.7:670-201904209 | 6.7:670-201904209-ug | 6.7:670-201904210 | 6.7:670-201904210-ug | 6.7:670-201904211 | 6.7:670-201904211-ug | 6.7:670-201904212 | 6.7:670-201904212-ug | 6.7:670-201904213 | 6.7:670-201904213-ug | 6.7:670-201904214 | 6.7:670-201904214-ug | 6.7:670-201904215 | 6.7:670-201904215-ug | 6.7:670-201904216 | 6.7:670-201904216-ug | 6.7:670-201904217 | 6.7:670-201904217-ug | 6.7:670-201904218 | 6.7:670-201904218-ug | 6.7:670-201904219 | 6.7:670-201904219-ug | 6.7:670-201904220 | 6.7:670-201904220-ug | 6.7:670-201904221 | 6.7:670-201904221-ug | 6.7:670-201904222 | 6.7:670-201904222-ug | 6.7:670-201904223 | 6.7:670-201904223-ug | 6.7:670-201904224 | 6.7:670-201904224-ug | 6.7:670-201904225 | 6.7:670-201904225-ug | 6.7:670-201904226 | 6.7:670-201905001 | 6.7:670-201906002 | 6.7:670-201911001 | 6.7:670-201912001 | 6.7:670-202004001 | 6.7:670-202004002 | 6.7:670-202006001 | 6.7:670-202008001 | 6.7:670-202010001 | 7.0 | 7.0:beta | 7.0:update_1 | 7.0:update_1a | 7.0:update_1b
  • fusion≥ 11.0, < 11.5.7
  • workstation≥ 15.0.0, < 15.5.7

1 vendor · 4 products

References

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