VMware Tools 10.x < 11.0.0 Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2020-0002)

high Nessus Plugin ID 133208

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Synopsis

A virtualization tool suite is installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Tools installed on the remote Windows host is 10.x, which is prior to 11.0.0. It is, therefore, affected by a race condition which may allow for privilege escalation in the virtual machine where Tools is installed.
An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this to escalate their privileges on a Windows virtual machine.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Tools version 11.0.0 or later or apply the workaround mentioned in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 133208

File Name: vmware_tools_win_vmsa_2020_0002.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/23/2020

Updated: 7/1/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3941

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:tools

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/VMware Tools, Host/ESXi/checked

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3941

IAVB: 2020-B-0005-S

VMSA: 2020-0002

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