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 v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3950

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vendor: VMware, Inc

Affected software:
VMware Fusion
VMRC
VMware Horizon Client

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

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