CVE-2020-3948
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper file permissions in Cortado Thinprint. Local attackers with non-administrative access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing enabled may exploit this issue to elevate their privileges to root on the same guest VM.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-3948
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-03-16T18:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-07-21T11:39:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 11.0.0 | 11.5.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 15.0.0 | 15.5.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0004.html | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3948 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3948 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:04:47 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 12:56:17 | 2020-03-16T18:15Z | 2020-03-16T18:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 12:56:17 | 2021-07-21T11:39:23 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 12:56:17 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |