CVE-2020-3958 json
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and VMware Fusio…
published 2020-05-29 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-25223
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-administrative access to a virtual machine to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.
Patch / fix
- vmware fusion 11.5.2
- vmware workstation 15.5.2
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- VMware VMware ESXi
- VMware VMware Workstation
- VMware VMware Fusion
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-617 Reachable Assertion
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.html
vendor-advisory
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talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0957
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-3958
- NVD CVE-2020-3958
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