Vulnerability · Published Nov 20, 2020 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2020-4004
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Fusion. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi | 7.0 before ESXi70U1b-171682066.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG |
| n/a | Workstation | 15.x before 15.5.7 |
| n/a | Fusion | 11.x before 11.5.7 |
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.html x_refsource_CONFIRM