7.8

CVE-2020-4005: vmware cloud_foundation

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 20-11-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-4005 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in vmware cloud_foundation. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
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) 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)

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Vmware2 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

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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