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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024

CVE-2020-3948

CVE-2020-3948

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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Affected products

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  • VMware/Fusionllm-fuzzy2 versions
    <11.5.2+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: <11.5.2
    • (no CPE)range: 11.x before 11.5.2
  • VMware/Workstationllm-fuzzy2 versions
    <15.5.2+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: <15.5.2
    • (no CPE)range: 15.x before 15.5.2

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