High severity · published Sep 15, 2021
CVE-2020-3960
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read…
8.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in NVMe functionality. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine with a virtual NVMe controller present may be able to read privileged information contained in physical memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FU
Fusion · Vmware
11.0.0 before 11.5.5 · source: NVD
VE
Vsphere Esxi · Vmware
6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; +15 more · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
15.0.0 before 15.5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3960
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3960
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0012.html
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