CVE-2020-3947 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the vmnetdhcp component of VMware Workstation (versions 15.x before 15.5.2) and Fusion (versions 11.x before 11.5.2). This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows a malicious guest to achieve code execution on the host or cause a denial-of-service condition for the vmnetdhcp service. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact. There are currently no public exploit modules available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
> 11.0.0, < 11.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, < 15.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.