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FKIE_CVE-2020-5396

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-07-31 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:21
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@pivotal.iohttps://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5396Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5396Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware gemfire *
vmware gemfire *
vmware gemfire *
vmware tanzu_gemfire_for_virtual_machines *
vmware tanzu_gemfire_for_virtual_machines *
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