FKIE_CVE-2020-3952

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-04-10 14:15 - Updated: 2025-10-30 20:07
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Under certain conditions, vmdir that ships with VMware vCenter Server, as part of an embedded or external Platform Services Controller (PSC), does not correctly implement access controls.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3952US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware vcenter_server 6.7
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  "lastModified": "2025-10-30T20:07:28.207",
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