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CVE-2020-3948

UNKNOWN
Published 2020-03-16T17:17:39
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Description

Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper file permissions in Cortado Thinprint. Local attackers with non-administrative access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing enabled may exploit this issue to elevate their privileges to root on the same guest VM.

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GHSA-8vx8-8442-ph7f

Advisory Details

Linux Guest VMs running on VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper file permissions in Cortado Thinprint. Local attackers with non-administrative access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing enabled may exploit this issue to elevate their privileges to root on the same guest VM.

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CVSS Score

5.0

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

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Published: 2020-03-16T17:17:39
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T07:52:20.515Z
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