CVE-2020-3950
Description
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
19.652
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3950 are affected in VMware Horizon Client 5.3.9 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3950 are affected in VMware Horizon Client (x64) 5.3.9 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3950 are affected in VMware Remote Console 11.0.0 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3950,CVE-2020-3951 are affected in VMware Horizon Client (x64) 5.3.0 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3950 are affected in VMware Horizon Client 5.3.0 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3947,CVE-2020-3948,CVE-2020-3950,CVE-2020-3958 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 11.5.1 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3950 are affected in VMware Horizon Client 8 for MAC 5.3.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3947,CVE-2020-3948,CVE-2020-3950,CVE-2020-3958 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 11.5.1 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3950 are affected in VMware Horizon Client 8 for MAC 5.3.0 | Mac |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-334726 | VMware Remote Console (12.0.5) (Manual Upload Required) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-607263 | VMware Horizon Client 8 for MAC (8.12.1) (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-607263 | VMware Horizon Client 8 for MAC (8.12.1) (Deployment-Only) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234