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low 3.6

CVE-2020-4008 json

The installer of the macOS Sensor for VMware Carbon Black Cloud (prior to 3.5.1) handles certain files in an insecure way.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25273

cvss
3.6
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits
0
none known

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 installation.

Patch / fix

  • vmware carbon_black_cloud 3.5.1

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Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor

References

Sources

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