CVE-2020-3952

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: April 10, 2020 Modified: October 30, 2025

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html

Source: security@vmware.com

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006

Source: security@vmware.com

Broken Link Vendor Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link Vendor Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3952

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

94.4%

100th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-306 CWE-306

Affected Vendors

vmware

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