High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-3947
CVE-2020-3947
Description
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service running on the host machine.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=15.0.0,<15.5.2
- (no CPE)range: <15.5.2
- (no CPE)range: 15.x before 15.5.2
Patches
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0004.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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