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VMware Horizon Client: CVE-2020-3998 VMware Horizon Client for Windows information disclosure vulnerability (VMSA-2020-0024)

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VMware Horizon Client: CVE-2020-3998 VMware Horizon Client for Windows information disclosure vulnerability (VMSA-2020-0024)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/23/2020
Created
07/16/2022
Added
05/24/2022
Modified
06/27/2022

Description

VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.0) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious attacker with local privileges on the machine where Horizon Client for Windows is installed may be able to retrieve hashed credentials if the client crashes.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-horizon-client-upgrade-5_5_0

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