VMware · Multiple Products
CVE-2020-4006
Multiple VMware Products Command Injection Vulnerability
What it is
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.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- November 3, 2021
- Published
- November 23, 2020
- Severity
- Critical 9.1 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 17% in the top 2.9% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (1)
More exploited flaws from VMware
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2022 | Privilege Escalation | Multiple Products | High 7.8 | 36% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Privilege Escalation | Multiple Products | High 7.8 | 7.3% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | TOCTOU Race Condition | ESXi and Workstation | Critical 9.3 | 1.6% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Arbitrary Write | ESXi | High 8.2 | 1.0% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Information Disclosure | ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion | High 7.1 | 1.6% |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Heap-Based Buffer Overflow | vCenter Server | Critical 9.8 | 55% |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Privilege Escalation | vCenter Server | High 7.5 | 17% |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Authentication Bypass | ESXi | Medium 6.8 | 27% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.