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CVE-2020-4008

LOW
3.6
CVSS Score
Published: December 16, 2020 at 02:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCarbon Black Cloud· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
LOW3.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

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.

Affected

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

Carbon Black Cloud· VMware
95%
v < 3.5.1
Affected range stops below 3.5.1, 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-2020-0028.html

CVSS

3.6LOW[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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