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
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware ESXi
Cloud Foundation
VMware ESXi
Cloud Foundation
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-4005
Install updates from vendor's website.