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CVE-2020-3948

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-03-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2020-3948
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.28%
VMware VMWare Linux

Original NVD Description

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.