CVE-2020-3950
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Mar 17, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 30, 2019
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon Client for Macn/a |
|
References
- 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.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3950government-resource
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