CVE-2020-3957

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: May 29, 2020
Updated: Aug 4, 2024
Reserved: Dec 30, 2019

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
VMware FusionVMware	11.x before 11.5.5Affected
VMware Remote Console for MacVMware	V11.x and priorAffected
VMware Horizon Client for MacVMware	5.x and priorAffected

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.html

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