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CVE-2020-3972

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.38% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-06-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3. It affects VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2020-3972
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.3
EPSS
0.38%
VMware VMWare

Original 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.

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