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...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: December 30, 2019
Published Date: April 10, 2020
Last Updated: January 29, 2025
Vendor: n/a
Product: VMware vCenter Server
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.

CVSS Scores

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Automatable: Yes
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available: Yes (added 2020-04-17 12:39:31 UTC) Source

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

gelim/CVE-2020-3952

Type: github • Created: 2020-04-17 12:39:31 UTC • Stars: 1

VMWare vmdir missing access control exploit checker

bb33bb/CVE-2020-3952

Type: github • Created: 2020-04-16 01:39:33 UTC • Stars: 6

Working Exploit PoC for VMWare vCenter Server (CVE-2020-3952) - Reverse Bind Shell

chronoloper/CVE-2020-3952

Type: github • Created: 2020-04-15 00:51:21 UTC • Stars: 4

Vuln Check