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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-25213 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

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Updated: 2024-08-04T07:52:20.515Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-3948

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-16T18:15:12.527

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:32:00.983

Link: CVE-2020-3948

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