VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-3948

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.28%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-03-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732

Primary references