CVE-2020-4008 Path traversal in VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor
A local attacker can overwrite specific files during the installation of the VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS sensor due to insecure file handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4008?
CVE-2020-4008 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor, published on 16 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The installer of the macOS Sensor for VMware Carbon Black Cloud (prior to 3.5.1) handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which a macOS sensor is going to be installed, may overwrite a limited number of files with output from the sensor installation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4008?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Carbon Black Cloud.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-4008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xwh-vjwg-jqf3.