{"cve":"CVE-2020-3950","nvd":{"published":"2020-03-17T19:15:12.050","modified":"2026-06-17T03:19:18.933","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["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"],"products":["vmware:fusion","vmware:horizon_client","vmware:remote_console"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:03:08.679916934+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-3950","score":0.07254,"percentile":0.94343,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2020-3950","date_added":"2021-11-03","due_date":"2022-05-03","vendor":"VMware","product":"Multiple Products","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}