CVE-2020-3943 describes an insecure JMX RMI service within the vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter (versions 6.7.x prior to 6.7.1 and 6.6.x prior to 6.6.1), impacting both Microsoft and VMware Windows environments. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to execute arbitrary code on affected vRealize Operations instances. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently available and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive Hot List status.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.6.0, < 6.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:horizon:*:* | ||
>= 6.7.0, < 6.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:horizon:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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