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CVE-2020-3972

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2020 at 05:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTools· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Tools· VMware
95%
v < 11.1.111.0.0 ≤ v < 11.1.1
Affected range stops below 11.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0014.html

CVSS

3.3LOW[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

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CWE
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