CVE-2020-3956 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 21.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability. An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 21.1% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-917 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-05-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
| vmware | photon os |
| vmware | vcloud director |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | vCloud Director 9.7.0.15498291 - Remote Code Execution | 2020-06-02 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/
- https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/
- https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.html
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