CVE-2020-3993 Supply chain in VMware NSX-T
A malicious actor with MITM positioning can compromise transport nodes by intercepting package downloads from the NSX manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3993?
CVE-2020-3993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 20 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware NSX-T (3.x before 3.0.2, 2.5.x before 2.5.2.2.0) contains a security vulnerability that exists in the way it allows a KVM host to download and install packages from NSX manager. A malicious actor with MITM positioning may be able to exploit this issue to compromise the transport node.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3993?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Broadcom Vmware Nsx-T Data Center, Vmware Cloud Foundation.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3993 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3993 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3993 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgcq-mpqc-xvh6.