CVE-2020-3950
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.073 · 94 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/osx/local/vmware_fusion_lpeVMware Fusion USB Arbitrator Setuid Privilege Escalationweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-48235VMware Fusion 11.5.2 - Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-48337VMware Fusion - USB Arbitrator Setuid Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon Client for Mac≤ 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)enisa_euvdEU
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/46201cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3950cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0942.2/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0942/cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48235cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48337cnnvd
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