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CVE-2020-3950

VendorvmwareProductfusion, horizon client, remote consoleDiscoveredMar 17, 2020UpdatedOct 30, 2025

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
EPSS
7.25%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Listed
confirmed active exploitation
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
4 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 17, 2020
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 30, 2025