CVE-2020-3956
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 21.10% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 2 June 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-917
- Affected
- vmware/vcloud director
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 21.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aaronsvk/CVE-2020-3956Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.