Description
OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804, 6.7 before ESXi670-202010401-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202010401-SG) has a use-after-free issue. A malicious actor residing in the management network who has access to port 427 on an ESXi machine may be able to trigger a use-after-free in the OpenSLP service resulting in remote code execution.
Published: 2020-10-20
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 83.0% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Vmware Cloud Foundation Esxi
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T03:55:48.321Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-3992

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T07:52:20.539Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-10-20T17:15:12.810

Modified: 2026-08-12T05:17:31.310

Link: CVE-2020-3992

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