CVE-2020-3960 json
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 befor…
published 2021-09-15 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-25225
- cvss
- 8.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- vmware fusion 11.5.5
- vmware workstation 15.5.5
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
- Technology feeds
References
-
vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0012.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-3960
- NVD CVE-2020-3960
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