CVE-2020-3986

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	VMware Workstation and Horizon Client for Windows	VMware Workstation (15.x), Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4)

References

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

Timeline

Published: Sep 16, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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