CVE-2020-3948

Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to…

published March 16, 2020

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper file permissions in Cortado Thinprint. Local attackers with non-administrative access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing enabled may exploit this issue to elevate their privileges to root on the same guest VM.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00282 · 19.6th percentile
Published
2020-03-16T17:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 MAR 17:17Z
    Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to…
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