CVE-2020-3957
VMware VMware Fusion
HIGH 7.0
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.22 % · percentile 12 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior) and VMware Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) issue in the service opener. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to root on the system where Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client are installed.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-25222
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-3957
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-327 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 11.0.0 < 11.5.5cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 5.4.0cpe:2.3:a:vmware:remote_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 11.0.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware · VMware Fusion | affected 11.x before 11.5.5 |
| VMware · VMware Remote Console for Mac | affected V11.x and prior |
| VMware · VMware Horizon Client for Mac | affected 5.x and prior |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |