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CVE-2020-3948

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2020
Source publication
Source updated
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Source snapshot
cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

Plain text

CNA source text (English)

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 may exploit this issue to elevate their privileges to root on the same guest VM.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

Workstation

Vendor
VMware
Product
Workstation
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
Workstation · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
15.x before 15.5.2affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed

Fusion

Vendor
VMware
Product
Fusion
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
Fusion · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
11.x before 11.5.2affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed