VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-6964

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.38%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-05-29

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

VMware Horizon Client for Linux (4.x before 4.8.0 and prior) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure usage of SUID binary. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on a Linux machine where Horizon Client is installed.

Primary references

security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory