Name: CVE-2020-3972: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-3972, CVSS 3.3, EPSS 0.00395

VMware Tools for macOS (11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-admin privileges on guest macOS virtual machines to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VMs.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Vmware Vmware Tools	—	Update VMware Tools to the latest version	Jun 3, 2025	Jun 18, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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