CVE-2020-3977
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.010 · 61 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
VMware Horizon DaaS (7.x and 8.x before 8.0.1 Update 1) contains a broken authentication vulnerability due to a flaw in the way it handled the first factor authentication. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication process. In order to exploit this issue, an attacker must have a legitimate account on Horizon DaaS.
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affected products (5)
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references (7)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49513cnnvd
- https://docs.vmware.com/cn/VMware-Horizon-DaaS/index.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3977cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3253/cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0021.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0021.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0021.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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