# CVE-2020-3950

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2020-3950
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2022-05-03
- EPSS: 7.25% (percentile 94.4)
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module (first 2020-03-20)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-01-29)
- Weakness: CWE-269
- Published: 2020-03-17

## Affected versions

- VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon Client for Mac: affected 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)

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3950

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