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CVE-2020-4006: VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector address have a command injection…

CriticalCVSS 9.1 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 71/100)

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Nov 3, 2021). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 17.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97.1% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector address have a command injection vulnerability.

BDU:2020-05436

Published: Nov 23, 2020
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 17.3% · 97th percentile
CWE: CWE-78

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS: 36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
CISA KEV: 30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS: 5 / 30 · 17.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
vmware	identity manager	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager
vmware	identity manager connector	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager_connector
vmware	one access	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:one_access
vmware	cloud foundation	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation
vmware	vrealize suite lifecycle manager	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager
linux	linux kernel	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel
microsoft	windows	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (vmware). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

n/a VMware Workspace One Access (Access), VMware Workspace One Access Connector (Access Connector), VMware Identity Manager (vIDM), VMware Identity Manager Connector (vIDM Connector), VMware Cloud Foundat
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Affected versions · NVD (11)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

vmware cloud foundation4.0
vmware cloud foundation4.0.1
vmware identity manager3.3.1
vmware identity manager3.3.2
vmware identity manager3.3.3
vmware identity manager connector3.3.1
vmware identity manager connector3.3.2
vmware identity manager connector3.3.3
vmware one access20.01
vmware one access20.10
vmware vrealize suite lifecycle manager8.0 and later · up to 8.2 inclusive

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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99Now
CVE-2022-22956VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework.
60This week
CVE-2022-22972VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain…
56Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2016-5335Aug 30, 2016 · VMware Identity Manager 2.x before 2.7 and vRealize Automation 7.0.x before 7.1 allow local users to obtain root access via unspecified…
31Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2016-5334Dec 29, 2016 · VMware Identity Manager 2.x before 2.7.1 and vRealize Automation 7.x before 7.2.0 allow remote attackers to read /SAAS/WEB-INF and…
22Monitor
Later →CVE-2021-22002Aug 31, 2021 · VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager, allow the /cfg web app and diagnostic endpoints, on port 8443, to be accessed via port…
39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

PublishedNov 23, 2020
CISA KEVNov 3, 2021+344 d
TodayNov 12, 2026+2180 d

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

TR-20-1001 · Dec 4, 2020(VMware Zafiyeti)

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Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
Administrator privileges are required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

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Vulnerable

1const host = req.body.host;
2exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

1const host = req.body.host;
2if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);
3execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log (0)

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0027.html

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