{"affected":[{"affectedData":[{"product":"VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor (prior to 3.5.1)"}]}],"source":"security@vmware.com"}],"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"cpeMatch":[{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"0F9A6012-1A0A-4FE6-9772-CC345F10475C","versionEndExcluding":"3.5.1","vulnerable":true}],"negate":false,"operator":"OR"},{"cpeMatch":[{"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"387021A0-AF36-463C-A605-32EA7DAC172E","vulnerable":false}],"negate":false,"operator":"OR"}],"operator":"AND"}],"cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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."},{"lang":"es","value":"El instalador del sensor de macOS para VMware Carbon Black Cloud (anterior a la versión 3.5.1) maneja ciertos archivos de forma insegura. Un actor malicioso que tenga acceso local al endpoint en el que se va a instalar un sensor de macOS, puede sobrescribir un número limitado de archivos con la salida de la instalación del sensor"}],"id":"CVE-2020-4008","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:19:25.323","metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"acInsufInfo":false,"baseSeverity":"LOW","cvssData":{"accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","accessVector":"LOCAL","authentication":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL","baseScore":3.3,"confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P","version":"2.0"},"exploitabilityScore":3.4,"impactScore":4.9,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","userInteractionRequired":false}],"cvssMetricV31":[{"cvssData":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":3.6,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"exploitabilityScore":1.0,"impactScore":2.5,"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary"}]},"published":"2020-12-16T15:15:12.807","references":[{"source":"security@vmware.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0028.html"},{"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0028.html"}],"sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","vulnStatus":"Modified","weaknesses":[{"description":[{"lang":"en","value":"NVD-CWE-noinfo"}],"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary"}]}