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CVE-2020-3972

VendorvmwareProducttoolsDiscoveredJun 19, 2020UpdatedNov 21, 2024

VMware Tools for macOS (11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-admin privileges on guest macOS virtual machines to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VMs.

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CVSS v3.1
3.3 LOW
EPSS
0.40%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 16, 2026
▲ 0.02pp
0.38% → 0.40% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityLOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 19, 2020
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024