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TI-2020-03477 Aliases CVE-2020-3980GHSA-4r3v-pr3q-qvw9

VMware Fusion (11.x) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it…

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

VMware Fusion (11.x) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it allows configuring the system wide path. An attacker with normal user privileges may exploit this issue to trick an admin user into executing malicious code on the system where Fusion is installed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00285 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware FusionVMware Fusion (11.x)—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware Fusion Vendor— Affected VMware Fusion (11.x) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.0 to before 12.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 to before 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3980
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r3v-pr3q-qvw9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-03448 Improper privilege management in VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-16137 Out-of-bounds read in ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2017-03716 Observable discrepancy in Intel Most Modern Operating Systems CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
  • TI-2017-03034 Memory corruption in VMware Workstation Pro/Player CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2016-04622 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2011-03420 Buffer overflow in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.5, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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