CVE-2020-3955
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201912104-SG and ESXi 6.7 without patch ESXi670-202004103-SG do not properly neutralize script-related HTML when viewing virtual machines attributes. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.3.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 4.3–9.3
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affected products (6)
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references (6)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3955cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-ESXi-Cross-Site-Scripting-32127cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1457/cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0008.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0008.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0008.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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