cvelist/2020/4xxx/CVE-2020-4008.json

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    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ID": "CVE-2020-4008",
        "ASSIGNER": "security@vmware.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "n/a",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor (prior to 3.5.1)"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "VMware Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor installer file overwrite issue"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0028.html",
                "url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0028.html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "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."
            }
        ]
    }
}