[ CVE-2020-4006 · Published 23 Nov 2020 ]
Multiple VMware Products Command Injection Vulnerability
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2021-11-03
- EPSS: 17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 97% of CVEs)
- Critical severity: CVSS 9.1
[ Description ]Official description
VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector address have a command injection vulnerability.
CISA: VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector contain a command injection vulnerability. An attacker with network access to the administrative configurator on port 8443 and a valid password for the configurator administrator account can execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 3 May 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0027.htmlVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724367Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource