Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-3992

TLP:CLEAR

VMware ESXi OpenSLP Use-After-Free Vulnerability

VMware ESXi OpenSLP contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows an attacker residing in the management network with access to port 427 to perform remote code execution.

Facts

  • Vendor: VMware
  • Product: ESXi
  • CVSS: 9.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 83 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 November 2021
  • First known exploitation: 3 November 2021
  • Used in ransomware campaigns (per CISA): Yes
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 3 May 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-416
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 3 November 2021

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD