CVE-2020-3952

VMware vCenter Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

VMware vCenter ServerContainers & cloud

CVSS

9.8Critical

ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 3 Nov 2021CISA KEV

Exploit odds (EPSS)90.4%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS

Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below

Federal deadline3 May 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV

CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.

Timeline

9 Apr 2020Exploit code publicMetasploit
10 Apr 2020, 13:55 UTCPublishedCVE List
3 Nov 2021Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 4

Auxiliary moduleVMware vCenter Server vmdir Authentication Bypass 9 Apr 2020Metasploit
Auxiliary moduleVMware vCenter Server vmdir Information Disclosure 9 Apr 2020Metasploit
Webapps exploitVMware vCenter Server 6.7 - Authentication Bypass 1 Jun 2020Exploit-DB
Scanner templateVMware vCenter Server LDAP Broken Access ControlNuclei

Listed so defenders can prioritize. Threatline links to the source and does not host exploit code.

Description

VMware vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service (vmdir) when the Platform Services Controller (PSC) does not correctly implement access controls. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with network access to port 389 to extract sensitive information.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

VMware vCenter Serveraffected: vCenter Server 6.7 (embedded or external PSC) prior to 6.7u3f is affected by CVE-2020-3952 if it was upgraded from a previous release line such as 6.0 or 6.5. Clean installations of vCenter Server 6.7 (embedded or external PSC) are not affected.CVE List