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High severity · published May 29, 2018
CVE-2018-6964
VMware Horizon Client for Linux (4.x before 4.8.0 and prior) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure usage of SUID binary
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Horizon Client for Linux (4.x before 4.8.0 and prior) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure usage of SUID binary. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on a Linux machine where Horizon Client is installed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HC
Horizon Client · Vmware
4.0.0 before 4.8.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
HC
Horizon Client
Vmware
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6964
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6964
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html
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