CVE-2020-3950

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.

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3