What is CVE-2020-3972?

CVE-2020-3972 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-3972?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-3972

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Vmware Tools
N/a Vmware Tools For Macos — versions VMware Tools for macOS (11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1)

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3972?: CVE-2020-3972 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-3972?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.