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CVE-2020-3941

UNKNOWN
Published 2020-01-15T19:03:19
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Description

The repair operation of VMware Tools for Windows 10.x.y has a race condition which may allow for privilege escalation in the Virtual Machine where Tools is installed. This vulnerability is not present in VMware Tools 11.x.y since the affected functionality is not present in VMware Tools 11.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

VMware

VMware Tools for Windows (VMware Tools)

Affected Versions:

VMware Tools for Windows 10.x.y

GitHub Security Advisories

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GHSA-hwqh-393p-ff66

Advisory Details

The repair operation of VMware Tools for Windows 10.x.y has a race condition which may allow for privilege escalation in the Virtual Machine where Tools is installed. This vulnerability is not present in VMware Tools 11.x.y since the affected functionality is not present in VMware Tools 11.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3941
WEB https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0002.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: May 24, 2022

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0002.html
Published: 2020-01-15T19:03:19
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T07:52:20.398Z
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