CVE-2018-6964 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Horizon Client for Linux versions 4.x prior to 4.8.0. This flaw stems from the insecure use of a SUID binary, allowing an unprivileged local user to escalate their privileges to root on the affected Linux system. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but successful exploitation grants high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 4.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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