High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-3956
CVE-2020-3956
Description
VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability. An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.
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Affected products
3- VMware/VMware Cloud Directordescription
- Range: <10.0.0.2, <9.7.0.5, <9.5.0.6, <9.1.0.4
Patches
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References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157909/vCloud-Director-9.7.0.15498291-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- citadelo.com/en/blog/full-infrastructure-takeover-of-vmware-cloud-director-CVE-2020-3956/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0010.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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