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CVE-2020-3980

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2020 at 04:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFusion· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

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

Fusion· VMware
95%
11.0.0 ≤ v < 12.0.0VMware Fusion (11.x)
Affected range stops below 12.0.0, 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-2020-0020.html

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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