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    CVE-2020-3952

    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.

    Published:Apr 10, 2020
    Last Modified:Oct 30, 2025
    EPS:Apr 10, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.94349
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    May 3, 2022
    1592 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 3, 2021
    1773 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vcenter Server

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48535https://github.com/bb33bb/CVE-2020-3952https://github.com/chronoloper/CVE-2020-3952https://github.com/Fa1c0n35/vmware_vcenter_cve_2020_3952https://github.com/gelim/CVE-2020-3952https://github.com/guardicore/vmware_vcenter_cve_2020_3952https://github.com/virtualcvcell/Exploit

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High