Medium severity · published Jun 25, 2020
CVE-2020-3963
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2), and Fusion (11.x before…
5.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in PVNVRAM. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine 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:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; +34 more · source: NVD
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
3.0 before 3.10; 4.0.0 before 4.0.1 · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
11.0.0 before 11.5.2 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
15.0.0 before 15.5.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3963
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3963
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158459/VMware-ESXi-Use-After-Free-Out-Of-Bounds-Access.html
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/22
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html
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