Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in VMware Tools for Windows
CVE-2020-3941

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Vmware Tools For Windows (vmware Tools)
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 January 2020

What is CVE-2020-3941?

VMware Tools for Windows 10.x.y suffers from a race condition during the repair operation, potentially allowing an attacker to escalate privileges within the Virtual Machine that has this software installed. This risk does not affect VMware Tools 11.x.y, as the problematic functionality is absent in that version. It is essential for users to apply the necessary updates and patches to mitigate this vulnerability and secure their environments.

Affected Version(s)

VMware Tools for Windows (VMware Tools) VMware Tools for Windows 10.x.y

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0002...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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