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CVE-2020-4008: 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 se...
CVE-2020-4008 · published 5 years ago
Summary
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 inst...
What to do
- Update vmware carbon_black_cloud to version 3.5.1 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| vmware | carbon_black_cloud |
< 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
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 se...
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.
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0028.html Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Timeline
Published16 Dec 2020
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-4008 · NVD
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