CVE-2017-4946

CVE Database · CVE-2017-4946

CVE-2017-4946

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

0.50%

Published

Jan 5, 2018

Modified

Nov 21, 2024

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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Description

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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

Affected Products (2)

vmware · vrealize_operations_for_horizon (up to 6.5.1)vulnerable

vmware · vrealize_operations_for_published_applications (up to 6.5.1)vulnerable

References (8)

http://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html

PatchVendor Advisory

http://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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