CVE-2020-3960
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in NVMe functionality.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in NVMe functionality. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine with a virtual NVMe controller present may be able to read privileged information contained in physical memory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- vmware/fusion · vmware/workstation · vmware/vsphere esxi
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0012.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0012.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.