CVE-2020-4005

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)

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.21%

Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a VMware ESXi

References

Link	Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-4005?: CVE-2020-4005 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-4005?: To fix CVE-2020-4005, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-4005 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-4005 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-4005?: CVE-2020-4005 affects n/a VMware ESXi.

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