vulnerability
VMware Horizon Client: CVE-2020-3974 VMware Horizon Client privilege escalation vulnerability (VMSA-2020-0017)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 10, 2020 | May 24, 2022 | May 7, 2024 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 10, 2020
Added
May 24, 2022
Modified
May 7, 2024
Description
VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before 11.2.0 ) and Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior before 5.4.3) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper XPC Client validation. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to root on the system where Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac or Horizon Client for Mac is installed.
Solution
vmware-horizon-client-upgrade-5_4_3
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