{
    "id": "CVE-2020-3950",
    "published": "2020-03-17 19:15:12",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 03:19:18",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-269",
    "description": "VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before 11.0.1) and Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior before 5.4.0) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to root on the system where Fusion, VMRC or Horizon Client is installed.",
    "epss_score": "0.07254",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94130",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-05-03",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:25:38",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "macos"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "fusion"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "horizon_client"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "remote_console"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2020-3950",
        "date_added": "2021-11-03",
        "due_date": "2022-05-03",
        "vendor": "VMware",
        "product": "Multiple Products",
        "name": "VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "48337",
            "title": "VMware Fusion - USB Arbitrator Setuid Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2020-04-16",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48337"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "48235",
            "title": "VMware Fusion 11.5.2 - Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2020-03-20",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48235"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156843/VMware-Fusion-11.5.2-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3950"
    ]
}