Is CVE-2020-3972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-3972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-3972?

CVE-2020-3972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-3972?

CVE-2020-3972 has an EPSS score of 0.38% (30th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3972?

Upgrade tools to 11.1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-3972

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

toolsNVD

Affected:>= 11.0.0, < 11.1.1Fixed in:11.1.1CVE-2020-3972derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.