What is CVE-2020-4001?

CVE-2020-4001 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Sd-Wan Orchestrator, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-4001?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-4001 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in VMware Sd-Wan Orchestrator

CVE-2020-4001

The SD-WAN Orchestrator 3.3.2, 3.4.x, and 4.0.x has default passwords allowing for a Pass-the-Hash Attack. SD-WAN Orchestrator ships with default passwords for predefined accounts which may lead to to a Pass-the-Hash attack.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Sd-wan_orchestrator — versions 3.3.2
N/a Vmware Sd-wan Orchestrator — versions VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator 3.3.2, 3.4.x, and 4.0.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Public proof-of-concept exploits

security-as-code/rampart-spec

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4001?: CVE-2020-4001 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Sd-Wan Orchestrator, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-4001?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-4001 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.