CVE-2020-3980 Privilege escalation in VMware Fusion
An attacker can trick an admin into executing malicious code via system path configuration, leading to privilege escalation in VMware Fusion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3980?
CVE-2020-3980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 16 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
VMware Fusion (11.x) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it allows configuring the system wide path. An attacker with normal user privileges may exploit this issue to trick an admin user into executing malicious code on the system where Fusion is installed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Fusion.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r3v-pr3q-qvw9.