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CVE-2020-3952

critical

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.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2022-22948-vmware-vcenter-server-sensitive-information-disclosure-vulnerability

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2020-3952-sensitive-information-disclosure-in-vmware-vcenter-server-vmsa-2020-0006

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0006

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3952

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157896/VMware-vCenter-Server-6.7-Authentication-Bypass.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-04-10

Updated: 2025-10-30

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.94388