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CVE-2017-4918
VMware Horizon View Client (2.x, 3.x and 4.x prior to 4.5.0) contains a command injection vulnerability in the service startup script.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
VMware Horizon View Client (2.x, 3.x and 4.x prior to 4.5.0) contains a command injection vulnerability in the service startup script. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on the Mac OSX system where the client is installed.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- VMware Horizon View Client for Mac
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1038642 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/98984 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-4918
- NVD: CVE-2017-4918
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