VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.86%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.86% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- vmware/horizon view
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98984Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038642
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98984Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038642
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.