CVE-2020-3980

VMware Fusion (11.x) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it allows configuring the system wide path. An attacker with normal user privileges may exploit this issue to trick an admin user into executing malicious code on the system where Fusion is installed.

CVSS v3.0 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.7 LOW

6.7^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

3.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 1.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0020.html	Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-09-16 10:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 04:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-3980

Mitre link : CVE-2020-3980

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

vmware

fusion

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