Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-3972
CVE-2020-3972
Description
VMware Tools for macOS (11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-admin privileges on guest macOS virtual machines to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VMs.
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Affected products
3- VMware/VMware Tools for macOSdescription
- Range: <11.1.1
Patches
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0014.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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