CVE-2020-3950

VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

VMware Fusion (versiones 11.x anteriores a 11.5.2), VMware Remote Console for Mac (versiones 11.x y anteriores a 11.0.1) y Horizon Client for Mac (versión 5.x y anteriores a 5.4.0), contienen una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios debido al uso inapropiado de binarios setuid. Una explotación con éxito de este problema puede permitir a atacantes con privilegios de usuario normal escalar sus privilegios a root sobre el sistema donde Fusion, VMRC o Horizon Client es instalado.

VMware Fusion version 11.5.2 suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability.

VMware Fusion, Remote Console (VMRC) for Mac, and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries that allows attackers to escalate privileges to root.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-12-30 CVE Reserved
2020-03-17 CVE Published
2020-03-20 First Exploit
2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
2022-05-03 KEV Due Date
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-09-28 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48235	2020-03-20
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48337	2020-04-16
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.html	2024-08-04
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.html	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html	2022-07-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"	>= 11.0.0 < 11.5.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version " >= 11.0.0 < 11.5.2"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Horizon Client Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon Client"	>= 5.0.0 < 5.4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon Client" and version " >= 5.0.0 < 5.4.0"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Remote Console Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Remote Console"	>= 11.0.0 < 11.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Remote Console" and version " >= 11.0.0 < 11.0.1"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe