CVE-2020-3950
VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VMware · Multiple Products
Vulnerability details
VMware Fusion, Remote Console (VMRC) for Mac, and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries that allows attackers to escalate privileges to root.
Added to CISA KEV: 2021-11-03
Ransomware campaign use: Unknown
CISA due date: 2022-05-03
Defensive guidance from CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.
Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC