CVE-2020-3941 : The repair operation of VMware Tools for Windows 10.x.y has a race condition which may allow for privilege escalation in

The repair operation of VMware Tools for Windows 10.x.y has a race condition which may allow for privilege escalation in the Virtual Machine where Tools is installed. This vulnerability is not present in VMware Tools 11.x.y since the affected functionality is not present in VMware Tools 11.

Published 2020-01-15 20:15:25

Updated 2020-02-05 19:56:44

Source VMware

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-3941

EPSS FAQ

0.04%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 10 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-3941

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.4	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.4	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
7.0	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.0	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2020-3941

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Products affected by CVE-2020-3941

Vmware » Tools
Versions from including (>=) 10.0.0 and before (<) 11.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows » Version: N/A

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-3941

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-3941

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-3941

CWE ids for CVE-2020-3941

References for CVE-2020-3941

Products affected by CVE-2020-3941