7.8high
CVE-2017-4946
The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 43%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon (V4H)
- VMware vRealize Operations for Published Applications (V4PA)
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
- gosecure.net /2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- vmware.com /us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/102441 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040136 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-4946
- NVD: CVE-2017-4946
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