Design/Logic Flaw

VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.2 contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service...

Privilege escalation

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...

Design/Logic Flaw

For VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5.x and prior before 5.3.0, VMware Remote Console for Windows 10.x before 11.0.0, VMware Workstation for Windows 15.x before 15.5.2 the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local...

CVE-2019-5543

For VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5.x and prior before 5.3.0, VMware Remote Console for Windows 10.x before 11.0.0, VMware Workstation for Windows 15.x before 15.5.2 the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local...

CVE-2019-5543

CVE-2019-5543 affects VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and earlier), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), and VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2). Root cause: the folder with the VMware USB arbitration service configuration was writable by all users, enabl...

CVE-2020-3947

VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.2 and Fusion 11.x before 11.5.2 contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service...

CVE-2020-3947

Summary: CVE-2020-3947 affects VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2). The issue is a use-after vulnerability in the vmnetdhcp component that can allow a guest to impact the host. Exploitation may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or cause a...

CVE-2020-3948

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...

CVE-2020-3948

VMware Workstation (Windows host) and VMware Fusion (macOS) contain a local privilege escalation in the Virtual Printer/Cortado Thinprint path due to improper validation of a shared object file path and file permissions. Exploitation requires local access to a Linux guest VM with virtual printing...

VMware Fusion 11.x < 11.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2020-0004)

The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 11.x prior to 11.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. C Tenable...

VMware Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security...

VMware Workstation 15.0.x < 15.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2020-0004)

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows host is 15.0.x prior to 15.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. C Tenable Netwo...

VMware Workstation 15.x < 15.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2020-0004) (Linux)

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Linux host is 15.x prior to 15.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnernabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number. C Tenable Network...

VMSA-2020-0006:VMware vCenter Server updates address sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service (vmdir)

Advisory ID: VMSA-2020-0006.1 CVSSv3 Range: 10.0 Issue Date:2020-04-09 Updated On: 2020-04-16 Initial Advisory CVEs: CVE-2020-3952 Synopsis: VMware vCenter Server updates address sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service vmdir CVE-2020-3952 RSS Feed Download P...

VMware Workstation Virtual Printer External Control of File Name Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VMware Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Virtual Print...

VMware Workstation vmnetdhcp Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of VMware Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the...

VMware Horizon Client, VMRC, VMware Workstation and Fusion updates address use-after-free and privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-5543, CVE-2020-3947, CVE-2020-3948)

3a. Use-after-free vulnerability in vmnetdhcp CVE-2020-3947 VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp.VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.3. 3b. Local Privilege escalation...

KLA12094 Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation and Player

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VMware Workstation and Player. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, gain privileges. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities: 1. A code execution vulnerability in VMware USB arbitration...

Photon OS 1.0: Yarn PHSA-2020-1.0-0283

An update of the yarn package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2020-1.0-0283. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid134426;...

Photon OS 1.0: Pyyaml PHSA-2020-1.0-0283

An update of the PyYAML package has been released. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2020-1.0-0283. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid13442...