CVE-2020-3956 is a code injection vulnerability in VMware Cloud Director versions 10.0.x, 9.7.0.x, 9.5.0.x, and 9.1.0.x, affecting Linux and Photon OS. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw through various interfaces to achieve arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists (EDB-48540), and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.5.0.0, < 9.5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.7.0.0, < 9.7.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.0.0.0, < 10.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.1.0.0, < 9.1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.