CVE-2017-4946 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (versions 6.x before 6.5.1). A low-privileged Windows user could exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion beyond a single Reddit mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, < 6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_for_horizon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1.0, < 6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_for_published_applications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.