ESX insufficient logging vulnerability
VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the SVGA device. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Fusion | 11.x before 11.5.5 | |
| VMware | VMware ESXi | 7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG | |
| VMware | Workstation | 15.x before 15.5.5 |
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