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CVE-2020-4006

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 23, 2020 at 09:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorCloud FoundationIdentity ManagerVrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager· also runs on 2 platforms

Using VMware Workspace One Access (Access), VMware Workspace One Access Connector (Access Connector), VMware Identity Manager (vIDM), VMware Identity Manager Connector (vIDM Connector), VMware Cloud Foundation, vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager by N/A?

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 17%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score17.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 17.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 97% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector contain a command injection vulnerability. An attacker with network access to the administrative configurator on port 8443 and a valid password for the configurator administrator account can execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Remediation Due
May 3, 2022
1642 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4006

Description

VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector address have a command injection vulnerability.

Affected

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

Cloud Foundation· VMware
95%
4.04.0.1
Identity Manager· VMware
95%
3.3.13.3.23.3.3
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
Identity Manager Connector· VMware
95%
3.3.13.3.23.3.3
linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
One Access· VMware
95%
20.0120.10
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager· VMware
95%
8.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.2
Workspace ONE Access Connector· VMware
60%
All versions
Workspace ONE Access· VMware
60%
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:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0027.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724367
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-4006

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.1CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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