Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware ESXi and Cloud Foundation - CVE-2020-4005

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware ESXi and Cloud Foundation - CVE-2020-4005

Published: November 20, 2020 / Updated: November 23, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48603
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4005
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware ESXi
Cloud Foundation
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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