Remote code execution in several VMware Products

Published: 2020-11-24 | Updated: 2020-12-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-4006
CWE-ID	CWE-77
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	VMware Workspace One Access Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component VMware Workspace One Access Connector Other software / Other software solutions vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Other software / Other software solutions VMware Identity Manager Server applications / Directory software, identity management VMware Identity Manager Connector Server applications / Other server solutions Cloud Foundation Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software
Vendor	VMware, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.

Updated: 08.12.2020

Changed bulletin patch status to fixed, raised risk level from low to medium.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU48624

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4006

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the administrative configurator. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Workspace One Access: 20.01 - 20.10

VMware Workspace One Access Connector: 20.01.0.0 - 20.10

VMware Identity Manager: 3.3.1 - 3.3.3

VMware Identity Manager Connector: 3.3.1 - 3.32

Cloud Foundation: 4.0

vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager: 8.0

External links

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0027.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.