Expression language injection in VMware Cloud Director
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-917Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-917.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.211 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | VMware Cloud Director | 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. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- VMware Cloud Director Vendor— Affected 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. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.5.0.0 to before 9.5.0.6; 9.7.0.0 to before 9.7.0.5; 10.0.0.0 to before 10.0.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:photon_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1.0.0 to before 9.1.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5.0.0 to before 9.5.0.6; 9.7.0.0 to before 9.7.0.5; 10.0.0.0 to before 10.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:photon_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcloud_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0.0 to before 9.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m5g-75wx-jxgj
References
Exploit 3
More VMware Vcloud Director vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03929 Session fixation in VMware vCloud Director for Service Providers CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07143 An authenticated, high privileged malicious actor with network access to the VMware Cloud… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2016-01907 Client Integration Plugin (CIP) in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 U3a, U3b, and U3c and 6.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2014-00925 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in VMware vCloud Director 5.1.x before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-3956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6m5g-75wx-jxgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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