PT-2020-4110 · Vmware · Vmware Fusion+2

Cees Elzinga + 1 · Published 2020-07-07 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2020-3974

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: VMware Fusion versions 11.x before 11.5.5 VMware Remote Console for Mac versions 11.x and prior before 11.2.0 Horizon Client for Mac versions 5.x and prior before 5.4.3

Description: The issue is related to improper XPC Client validation, which may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to root on the system. This is a privilege escalation issue due to unsafe privilege management.

Recommendations: For VMware Fusion versions 11.x before 11.5.5, update to version 11.5.5 or later. For VMware Remote Console for Mac versions 11.x and prior before 11.2.0, update to version 11.2.0 or later. For Horizon Client for Mac versions 5.x and prior before 5.4.3, update to version 5.4.3 or later.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04515

CVE-2020-3974

Affected Products

Horizon Client For Mac

Vmware Fusion

Vmware Remote Console For Mac

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3974 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0017.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04515 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3974 · Security Note