CVE-2020-3995
lowpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202007101-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0), Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0), the VMCI host drivers used by VMware hypervisors contain a memory leak vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine may be able to trigger a memory leak issue resulting in memory resource exhaustion on the hypervisor if the attack is sustained for extended periods of time.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.5–7.1
weaknesses
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affected products (11)
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- n/a VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion≤ VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202007101-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0), Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0)enisa_euvdEU
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50272cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3995cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-ESXi-vCenter-Workstation-multiple-vulnerabilities-33624cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3598.2/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3598/cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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