Vulnerability Details CVE-2020-3950
VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before 11.0.1) and Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior before 5.4.0) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to root on the system where Fusion, VMRC or Horizon Client is installed.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.149
EPSS Ranking 94.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
Proposed Action
VMware Fusion, Remote Console (VMRC) for Mac, and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries that allows attackers to escalate privileges to root.
Ransomware Campaign
Unknown
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html
Products affected by CVE-2020-3950
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:5.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:5.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:5.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:5.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:remote_console:11.0.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-