VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control must be present for exploitation to be possible.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from vmware, from vmware, from vmware and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-06-25T15:15:11.320
2024-11-21T05:32:04.733
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.4
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | vmware | cloud_foundation | < 3.10 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | cloud_foundation | < 4.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | < 11.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | < 15.5.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
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| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
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| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
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| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
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| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
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| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 6.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 7.0.0 | Yes |
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