Tracker / CVE-2020-3948
CVE-2020-3948
High 7.8
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.
Affected products and versions
| vmware | fusion · 11.0.0 → 11.5.2 |
|---|---|
| vmware | workstation · 15.0.0 → 15.5.2 |
Analysis
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