Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU26147

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware, Inc products - CVE-2020-3950

Published: March 17, 2020 / Updated: October 9, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU26147

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3950

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper use of setuid binaries. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Note: the vulnerability affects VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon Client for Mac.

VMware Horizon Client
VMRC
VMware Fusion

Install updates from vendor's website.

VMware Horizon Client - update to 5.4
VMRC - update to 11.0.1
VMware Fusion - update to 11.5.2