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CVE-2020-3941

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.30%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-01-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. It affects Windows, VMware, VMWare.

CVE
CVE-2020-3941
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.30%
Windows VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

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.

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