CVE-2020-4008

low-risk
Published 2020-12-16

The installer of the macOS Sensor for VMware Carbon Black Cloud (prior to 3.5.1) handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which a macOS sensor is going to be installed, may overwrite a limited number of files with output from the sensor installation.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.6/10 Low
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Carbon Black Cloud

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0028.html
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0028.html
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low-risk
Severity 9/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal