What is CVE-2020-4008?

CVE-2020-4008 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 3.6/10. Published 2020-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-4008?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-4008

The installer of the macOS Sensor for VMware Carbon Black Cloud (prior to 3.5.1) handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which a macOS sensor is going to be installed, may overwrite a limited number of files with output from the sensor installation.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Vmware Carbon_black_cloud
N/a Vmware Carbon Black Cloud Macos Sensor — versions VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor (prior to 3.5.1)

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4008?: CVE-2020-4008 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 3.6/10. Published 2020-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-4008?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.6 out of 10.