IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.1
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2020-4006|Auth: high — administrative privileges|Reboot: required|Manual only

Multiple VMware Products Command Injection Vulnerability

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.

Published Nov 23, 2020 · Updated May 16, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, with administrative privileges, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2022-05-03 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in VMware Multiple Products. VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector address have a command injection vulnerability. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, an administrative account, and no user interaction required.

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

●Virtualisation Administrators
●Infrastructure Team
●IT Security
●Running identity manager: 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3; identity manager connector: 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3; one access: 20.01, 20.10; cloud foundation: 4.0, 4.0.1; vrealize suite lifecycle manager: 8.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.2
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03 based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies required to remediate by 2022-05-03.

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0027.html
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4006
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-4006
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References

↗ CVE-2020-4006↗ NVD↗ Vendor Advisory