Name: CVE-2017-4946: Incorrect Authorization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-4946, CWE-863, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00312

The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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