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VMware Fusion 12.0.x < 12.2.0 Vulnerability (VMSA-2022-0001.2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 200997

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 12.0.x prior to 12.2.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

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

Solution

Update to VMware Fusion version 12.2.0, or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0001.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 200997

File Name: macosx_fusion_vmsa_2022_0001.2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/25/2024

Updated: 6/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22045

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:fusion

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, installed_sw/VMware Fusion

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22045