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CVE-2017-4918
CRITICAL
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.
Published: Jun 8, 2017
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-77
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (14)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| vmware | horizon_view | 2.0 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 2.1 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 2.2 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 2.3 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 3.0 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 3.1 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 3.2 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 3.3 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 4.0.0 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 4.0.1 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 4.1.0 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 4.2.0 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 4.3.0 |
| vmware | horizon_view | 4.4.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-qr5w-hhfh-gp9g
VMware Horizon View Client (2.x, 3.x and 4.x prior to 4.5.0) contains a command injection...
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98984 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038642
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98984 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038642
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011.html Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
4.86%
Top 9% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.7 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub