CVE-2020-24718
highpriority · track · 33OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
bhyve, as used in FreeBSD through 12.1 and illumos (e.g., OmniOS CE through r151034 and OpenIndiana through Hipster 2020.04), does not properly restrict VMCS and VMCB read/write operations, as demonstrated by a root user in a container on an Intel system, who can gain privileges by modifying VMCS_HOST_RIP.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (9)
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references (12)
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- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/blob/84971882a96ac0fecd538b02208054a872ff8af3/usr/src/uts/i86pc/io/vmm/intel/vmcs.c#L246-L249cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24718cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:28.bhyve_vmcs.asccnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201016-0002/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FreeBSD-privilege-escalation-via-Bhyve-VMCS-Access-33326cnnvd
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:28.bhyve_vmcs.ascPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/blob/84971882a96ac0fecd538b02208054a872ff8af3/usr/src/uts/i86pc/io/vmm/intel/vmcs.c#L246-L249enisa_euvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:28.bhyve_vmcs.ascenisa_euvd
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