CVE-2020-4005
High
Description
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206, 6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG) contains a privilege-escalation vulnerability that exists in the way certain system calls are being managed. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may escalate their privileges on the affected system. Successful exploitation of this issue is only possible when chained with another vulnerability (e.g. CVE-2020-4004)
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Esxi
PublishedNov 20, 2020
First seenNov 20, 2020
How to fix
Update
- vmware cloud_foundation3.10.1.2, 4.1.0.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware esxi | 6.5, 6.7, 7.0 | — |
| vmware cloud_foundation | 3.0 ≤ v < 3.10.1.2, 4.0 ≤ v < 4.1.0.1 | 3.10.1.2, 4.1.0.1 |
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