VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-3961
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-06-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
VMware Horizon Client for Windows (prior to 5.4.3) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to folder permission configuration and unsafe loading of libraries. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory