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CVE-2020-4006

VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector address have a command injection vulnerability.

CVSS 9.1 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.6/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.1: +1.36
  • Fresh EPSS: 17.30%: +0.09

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 13 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
10/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
5/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL6/100

Sources and documents

TechTarget
Press · 30 Oct 2026, 01:00 · Russian state-sponsored hackers exploit VMware vulnerability - TechTarget
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 01 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Broadcom Issues Patches for VMware NSX and vCenter Security Flaws - Infosecurity Magazine
The Hacker News
Press · 08 May 2021, 07:00 · Top 12 Security Flaws Russian Spy Hackers Are Exploiting in the Wild - The Hacker News
Security Affairs
Press · 16 Apr 2021, 07:00 · Russia-linked APT SVR actively targets these 5 flaws - Security Affairs
National Security Agency (NSA) (.gov)
Press · 15 Apr 2021, 07:00 · Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Exploiting Five Publicly Known Vulnerabilities to Com - National Security Agency (NSA) (.gov)
See all 13 source documents
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 15 Apr 2021, 07:00 · Threat Advisory: NSA SVR Advisory Coverage - Cisco Talos Blog
Homeland Security Today
Press · 15 Apr 2021, 07:00 · Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Exploiting Five Publicly Known Vulnerabilities to Compromise U.S. and Allied Networks - Homeland Security Today
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 15 Apr 2021, 07:00 · CISA, FBI, NSA reveal five enterprise bugs exploited by Russia's APT29 group - The Record from Recorded Future News
Unit 42
Press · 23 Dec 2020, 08:00 · SolarStorm Supply Chain Attack Timeline - Unit 42
National Security Agency (NSA) (.gov)
Press · 17 Dec 2020, 08:00 · NSA Cybersecurity Advisory: Malicious Actors Abuse Authentication Mechanisms to Access Cloud Resources - National Security Agency (NSA) (.gov)
TechTarget
Press · 07 Dec 2020, 08:00 · Russian state-sponsored hackers exploit VMware vulnerability - TechTarget
The Register
Press · 24 Nov 2020, 08:00 · VMware urges sysadmins to apply workarounds after critical Workspace command execution vuln found - The Register
BleepingComputer
Press · 23 Nov 2020, 08:00 · VMware discloses critical zero-day vulnerability in Workspace One - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

024681002 Nov 2026 · OBSERVED EXPLOITATION + LOWER RECENT ATTENTIONHype 1.6Reality 8.503 Nov 2026 · OBSERVED EXPLOITATION + LOWER RECENT ATTENTIONHype 0.6Reality 8.5Nov 2Nov 3

━ Hype Score (Perceived)  ━ Reality threat priority. Definition changes are not new attacks.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.1; EPSS 17.3%
Attention, last 30 days
1 distinct story titles; 1 press documents; 1 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, high privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:19.609425+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
23 Nov 2020, 08:00
Published
23 Nov 2020, 21:22
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
30 Oct 2026, 01:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58