CVE-2020-3957
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 High 7
Description
VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior) and VMware Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) issue in the service opener. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to root on the system where Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client are installed.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-3957
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-05-29T20:15:11
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-09-08T17:22:44
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 11.0.0 | 11.5.5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.4.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:remote_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 11.0.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.html | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3957 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3957 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:06:49 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 17:05:09 | 2020-05-29T20:15Z | 2020-05-29T20:15:11 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 17:05:09 | 2021-09-08T17:22:44 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 17:05:09 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |