vulnerability
VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2020-3976 (VMSA-2020-0018)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 21, 2020 | Jul 25, 2022 | Apr 15, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 21, 2020
Added
Jul 25, 2022
Modified
Apr 15, 2026
Description
VMware ESXi and vCenter Server contain a partial denial of service vulnerability in their respective authentication services. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 5.3.
Solution
vmware-vcenter-server-upgrade-latest
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