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CVE-2020-5396

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 1.89% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-07-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2020-5396
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.89%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

VMware GemFire versions prior to 9.10.0, 9.9.2, 9.8.7, and 9.7.6, and VMware Tanzu GemFire for VMs versions prior to 1.11.1 and 1.10.2, when deployed without a SecurityManager, contain a JMX service available which contains an insecure default configuration. This allows a malicious user to create an MLet mbean leading to remote code execution.

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