CVE-2020-3986

low-risk

Published 2020-09-16

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.

Do I need to act?

0.05% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.1/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Horizon Client

Workstation Player

Workstation Pro

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0020.html

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low-risk

Severity 20/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 9/34 · Low