CVE-2020-3955
CRITICAL
9.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 29, 2020 at 02:14 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorESXi
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Severity
CRITICAL9.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201912104-SG and ESXi 6.7 without patch ESXi670-202004103-SG do not properly neutralize script-related HTML when viewing virtual machines attributes. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.3.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
6.56.5 26.5 650-2017010016.5 650-2017030016.5 650-2017030026.5 650-2017040016.5 650-2017071016.5 650-2017071026.5 650-2017071036.5 650-2017072016.5 650-2017072026.5 650-2017072036.5 650-2017072046.5 650-2017072056.5 650-2017072066.5 650-2017072076.5 650-2017072086.5 650-2017072096.5 650-2017072106.5 650-2017072116.5 650-2017072126.5 650-2017072136.5 650-2017072146.5 650-2017072156.5 650-2017072166.5 650-2017072176.5 650-2017072186.5 650-2017072196.5 650-2017072206.5 650-2017072216.5 650-2017100016.5 650-2017120016.5 650-2018030016.5 650-2018060016.5 650-2018080016.5 650-2018100016.5 650-2018100026.5 650-2018110016.5 650-2018110026.5 650-2018113016.5 650-2019010016.5 650-2019080016.5 650-2019100016.5 650-201910040016.5 esxi650-201806401-bg6.76.7 670-2018060016.7 670-2018070016.7 670-2018080016.7 670-2018100016.7 670-2018101016.7 670-2018101026.7 670-2018101036.7 670-2018102016.7 670-2018102026.7 670-2018102036.7 670-2018102046.7 670-2018102056.7 670-2018102066.7 670-2018102076.7 670-2018102086.7 670-2018102096.7 670-2018102106.7 670-2018102116.7 670-2018102126.7 670-2018102136.7 670-2018102146.7 670-2018102156.7 670-2018102166.7 670-2018102176.7 670-2018102186.7 670-2018102196.7 670-2018102206.7 670-2018102216.7 670-2018102226.7 670-2018102236.7 670-2018102246.7 670-2018102256.7 670-2018102266.7 670-2018102276.7 670-2018102286.7 670-2018102296.7 670-2018102306.7 670-2018102316.7 670-2018102326.7 670-2018102336.7 670-2018102346.7 670-2018110016.7 670-2019010016.7 670-2019014016.7 670-2019014026.7 670-2019014036.7 670-2019030016.7 670-2019040016.7 670-2019042016.7 670-201904201-ug6.7 670-2019042026.7 670-201904202-ug6.7 670-2019042036.7 670-201904203-ug6.7 670-2019042046.7 670-201904204-ug6.7 670-2019042056.7 670-201904205-ug6.7 670-2019042066.7 670-201904206-ug6.7 670-2019042076.7 670-201904207-ug6.7 670-2019042086.7 670-201904208-ug6.7 670-2019042096.7 670-201904209-ug6.7 670-2019042106.7 670-201904210-ug6.7 670-2019042116.7 670-201904211-ug6.7 670-2019042126.7 670-201904212-ug6.7 670-2019042136.7 670-201904213-ug6.7 670-2019042146.7 670-201904214-ug6.7 670-2019042156.7 670-201904215-ug6.7 670-2019042166.7 670-201904216-ug6.7 670-2019042176.7 670-201904217-ug6.7 670-2019042186.7 670-201904218-ug6.7 670-2019042196.7 670-201904219-ug6.7 670-2019042206.7 670-201904220-ug6.7 670-2019042216.7 670-201904221-ug6.7 670-2019042226.7 670-201904222-ug6.7 670-2019042236.7 670-201904223-ug6.7 670-2019042246.7 670-201904224-ug6.7 670-2019042256.7 670-201904225-ug6.7 670-2019042266.7 670-201904226-ug6.7 670-2019042276.7 670-201904227-ug6.7 670-2019042286.7 670-201904228-ug6.7 670-2019042296.7 670-201904229-ug6.7 670-2019050016.7 670-2019060026.7 670-2019081016.7 670-2019081026.7 670-2019081036.7 670-2019081046.7 670-2019082016.7 670-2019082026.7 670-2019082036.7 670-2019082046.7 670-2019082056.7 670-2019082066.7 670-2019082076.7 670-2019082086.7 670-2019082096.7 670-2019082106.7 670-2019082116.7 670-2019082126.7 670-2019082136.7 670-2019082146.7 670-2019082156.7 670-2019082166.7 670-2019082176.7 670-2019082186.7 670-2019082196.7 670-2019082206.7 670-201908221ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201912104-SGESXi 6.7 without patch ESXi670-202004103-SG
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0008.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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