CVE-2020-3950

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 7%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before 11.0.1) and Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior before 5.4.0) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to root on the system where Fusion, VMRC or Horizon Client is installed.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
7%
EPSS %ILE
94%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 17, 2020

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-3950
generic

Support Content Notification - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157079/VMware-Fusion-USB-Arbitrator-Setuid-Privilege-Escalation.html

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 43× in last 7d / 226× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 467 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-28 08:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-28 04:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-28 00:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-27 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  7. 2026-07-27 17:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-27 13:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-07-26 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-26 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-26 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-26 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-26 06:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-26 02:18 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-26 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-25 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-07-23 01:53 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-22 23:43 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-22 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-22 22:40 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 19:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-22 15:56 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-22 15:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-22 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-07-21 18:43 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-21 18:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-07-21 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-07-21 10:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-21 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-07-20 19:29 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-20 19:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-07-20 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-20 11:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-20 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-20 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-19 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-19 16:23 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-07-19 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  35. 2026-07-19 12:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-19 08:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-19 04:45 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-07-19 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-07-19 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-18 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-18 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-18 13:16 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-07-18 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-18 09:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-18 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-18 01:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-17 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-17 17:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-17 14:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-17 10:09 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-07-17 10:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-17 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-17 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-16 22:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-16 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  59. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-07-16 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-16 10:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-07-15 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  69. 2026-07-15 15:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  71. 2026-07-15 11:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-15 07:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-15 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-15 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-15 00:07 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-48337✓ verified
    First seen Apr 16, 2020

    VMware Fusion - USB Arbitrator Setuid Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-48235✓ verified
    First seen Mar 20, 2020

    VMware Fusion 11.5.2 - Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/osx/local/vmware_fusion_lpe✓ verified
    First seen Mar 17, 2020

    VMware Fusion USB Arbitrator Setuid Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-3950?
CVE-2020-3950 is a critical vulnerability published on March 17, 2020. VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before 11.0.1) and Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior before 5.4.0) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers…
When was CVE-2020-3950 disclosed?
CVE-2020-3950 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 17, 2020, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-3950 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-3950 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting VMware Multiple Products. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-3950?
CVE-2020-3950 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2020-3950?
CVE-2020-3950 affects VMware Multiple Products. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-3950?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-3950, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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