high7.8
CVE-2017-4946
The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Impact
The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Vrealize Operations For Horizon | from 6.0 before 6.5.1 |
| Vmware | Vrealize Operations For Published Applications | from 6.1.0 before 6.5.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136
- https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html
- http://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136
- https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html