VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206, 6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.5.7) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00291.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
n/a VMware ESXi affected
Version Status Constraints
7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206 affected —
6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG affected —
6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG affected —
n/a Workstation affected
Version Status Constraints
15.x before 15.5.7 affected —
n/a Fusion affected
Version Status Constraints
11.x before 11.5.7 affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

AND
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201701001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703002:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201704001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707101:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707102:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707103:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707201:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707202:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707203:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707204:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707205:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707206:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707207:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707208:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707209:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707210:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707211:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707212:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707213:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707214:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707215:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707216:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707217:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707218:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707219:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707220:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707221:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201710001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201712001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201803001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810002:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811002:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811301:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201901001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201903001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201905001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201908001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201910001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-20191004001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201911001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201911401:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201911402:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912002:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912101:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912102:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912103:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912104:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912301:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912401:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912402:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912403:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201912404:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-202005001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-202006001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-202007001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-202010001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-202011001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-202011002:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201807001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810101:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810102:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810103:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810201:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810202:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810203:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810204:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810205:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810206:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810207:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810208:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810209:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810210:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810211:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810212:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810213:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810214:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810215:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810216:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810217:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810218:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810219:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810220:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810221:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810222:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810223:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810224:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810225:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810226:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810227:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810228:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810229:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810230:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810231:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810232:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810233:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810234:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901401:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901402:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901403:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201903001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904201:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904201-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904202:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904202-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904203:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904203-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904204:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904204-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904205:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904205-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904206:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904206-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904207:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904207-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904208:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904208-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904209:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904209-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904210:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904210-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904211:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904211-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904212:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904212-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904213:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904213-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904214:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904214-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904215:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904215-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904216:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904216-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904217:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904217-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904218:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904218-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904219:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904219-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904220:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904220-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904221:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904221-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904222:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904222-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904223:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904223-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904224:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904224-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904225:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904225-ug:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904226:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201905001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201906002:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201911001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004002:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202006001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202008001:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202010001:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1b:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-25269 VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi70U1b-17168206, 6.7 before ESXi670-202011101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202011301-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.5.7) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0026.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T07:52:20.492Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-4004

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-20T20:15:13.147

Modified: 2025-10-31T11:44:38.620

Link: CVE-2020-4004

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses