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CVE-2020-3950

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — VMware Fusion, Remote Console (VMRC) for Mac, and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use
Published: Nov 3, 2021  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — VMware Fusion, Remote Console (VMRC) for Mac, and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries that allows attackers to escalate privileges to root.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

VMware Fusion, Remote Console, and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in setuid binaries allowing attackers to gain root access. This critical vulnerability affects multiple VMware products used in enterprise virtualization and remote access scenarios.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي منتجات VMware المتعددة على ثغرة في استخدام ملفات setuid تسمح للمستخدمين المحليين بتصعيد امتيازاتهم إلى مستوى root. يمكن للمهاجمين استغلال هذه الثغرة للحصول على تحكم كامل بالأنظمة المتأثرة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

منتجات VMware متعددة تحتوي على ثغرة تصعيد امتيازات في ملفات setuid تسمح للمهاجمين بالوصول إلى صلاحيات root. تؤثر هذه الثغرة الحرجة على منتجات VMware المستخدمة في سيناريوهات المحاكاة الافتراضية والوصول البعيد.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 22, 2026 01:19
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update VMware Fusion to version 11.5.6 or later, VMware Remote Console (VMRC) for Mac to 12.0.1 or later, and Horizon Client for Mac to 5.4.1 or later. Restrict local access to affected systems and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث VMware Fusion إلى الإصدار 11.5.6 أو أحدث، وVMware Remote Console للماك إلى 12.0.1 أو أحدث، وHorizon Client للماك إلى 5.4.1 أو أحدث. قيد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة المتأثرة ومراقبة محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات المريبة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.9.2.1 A.9.2.5 A.9.4.3
🔵 SAMA CSF
AC-2 AC-3 AC-6
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.2.1 A.9.2.5 A.9.4.3
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
VMware:Multiple Products
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS19.65%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-05-03
Published 2021-11-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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