CVE-2018-6971 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting VMware Horizon View Agents (versions 7.x.x before 7.5.1). It stems from insecure logging of credentials in the vmmsi.log file during installation when a non-logged-in user account is specified. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating that a low-privileged local attacker can gain access to sensitive credentials, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0, < 7.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_agents:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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