Vulnerability · CVE-2020-4006
Multiple VMware Products Command Injection Vulnerability
Published Nov 23, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · VMware Multiple Products
Patch now
CVE-2020-4006 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm VMware Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Critical9.1
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 17.30%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe vmware/cloud foundation · cpe vmware/identity manager · cpe vmware/identity manager connector · cpe vmware/one access · vendor VMware Multiple Products
VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector contain a command injection vulnerability. An attacker with network access to the administrative configurator on port 8443 and a valid password for the configurator administrator account can execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.
Are you affected?
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- cpe vmware/cloud foundation4.0
- cpe vmware/identity manager3.3.1
- cpe vmware/identity manager3.3.2
- cpe vmware/identity manager3.3.3
- cpe vmware/identity manager connector3.3.1
- cpe vmware/identity manager connector3.3.2
- cpe vmware/one access20.01
- cpe vmware/one access20.10
- vendor VMware Multiple Productsversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2020-4006
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date May 3, 2022.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2020-4006 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm VMware Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with vmware/cloud foundation 4.0; vmware/identity manager 3.3.1; vmware/identity manager 3.3.2; vmware/identity manager 3.3.3. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 17.30%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 23, 2020 · Catalog
Detected
VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector contain a command injection vulnerability. An attacker with network access to the administrative configurator on port 8443 and a valid password for the configurator administrator account can execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.
Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector contain a command injection vulnerability. An attacker with network access to the administrative configurator on port 8443 and a valid password for the configurator administrator account can execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-4006
VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector contain a command injection vulnerability. An attacker with network access to the administrative configurator on port 8443 and a valid password for the configurator administrator account can execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-4006
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-4006
30-day exploitation probability 17.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-4006
VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector address have a command injection vulnerability.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-4006
VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector contain a command injection vulnerability. An attacker with network access to the administrative configurator on port 8443 and a valid password for the configurator administrator accou
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · arstechnica.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · docs.google.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · media.defense.gov
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- Third Party Advisory · kb.cert.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · ncsc.gov.uk
- Vendor Advisory · vmware.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.