CVE-2020-3998 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting VMware Horizon Client for Windows versions prior to 5.5.0. A local attacker with privileges on the client machine could potentially retrieve hashed credentials if the client application crashes. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) due to its potential for high confidentiality impact, though it requires local access and a client crash. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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