CVE-2020-3956

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 20, 2020 at 01:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorVcloud DirectorPhoton OSVMware Cloud Director· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 21%

Description

VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability. An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

10.0.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.0.29.1.0.0 ≤ v < 9.1.0.49.5.0.0 ≤ v < 9.5.0.69.7.0.0 ≤ v < 9.7.0.5
Affected range stops below 10.0.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.5.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.7.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment) · vmware-photon-os (environment)
v < 10.0.0.2
Affected range stops below 10.0.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-917

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