CVE-2020-4004: 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)…

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.

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

High

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% 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 3.10.1.2; 4.0 before 4.1.0.1 · source: NVD

FU

Fusion · Vmware

11.0 before 11.5.7 · source: NVD

WO

Workstation · Vmware

15.0.0 before 15.5.7 · source: NVD