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CVE-2020-3986

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

VMware Workstation (15.x) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Cortado ThinPrint component (EMF Parser). A malicious actor with normal access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit these issues to create a partial denial-of-service condition or to leak memory from TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available
horizon clientNVD
Affected:>= 5.0.0, < 5.4.4Fixed in:5.4.4CVE-2020-3986derived from NVD
workstation playerNVD
Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 16.0.0Fixed in:16.0.0CVE-2020-3986derived from NVD
workstation proNVD
Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 16.0.0Fixed in:16.0.0CVE-2020-3986derived 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

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days
22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2014-0160High7.5100%KEVFix
CVE-2025-5777High7.5100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2021-4034High7.895%KEVFix
CVE-2023-21769High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2023-49285High8.689%-Fix
CVE-2020-8794Critical9.889%-Fix
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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.