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CVE-2020-4006

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

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 7 products from vmware, from vmware, from vmware and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

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.

Published

2020-11-23T22:15:12.663

Last Modified

2025-10-30T20:07:02.820

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-78
Type: Secondary
CWE-78

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	identity_manager	3.3.1	Yes
Application	vmware	identity_manager	3.3.2	Yes
Application	vmware	identity_manager	3.3.3	Yes
Application	vmware	identity_manager_connector	3.3.1	Yes
Application	vmware	identity_manager_connector	3.3.2	Yes
Application	vmware	one_access	20.01	Yes
Application	vmware	one_access	20.10	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No
Application	vmware	identity_manager_connector	3.3.1	Yes
Application	vmware	identity_manager_connector	3.3.2	Yes
Application	vmware	identity_manager_connector	3.3.3	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No
Application	vmware	cloud_foundation	4.0	Yes
Application	vmware	cloud_foundation	4.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager	≤ 8.2	Yes

References

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

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For vmware's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.