CVE-2020-3950
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 7.3%
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 v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0
- 7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 7.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2021-11-03
- Published
- 2020-03-17
- Updated
- 2025-10-21
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege…