RCE in VMware Horizon View
CVE-2017-4918
VMware Horizon View Client (2.x, 3.x and 4.x prior to 4.5.0) contains a command injection vulnerability in the service startup script. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on the Mac OSX system where the client is installed.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (92.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Horizon View — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
- VMware Horizon View Client For Mac — versions 4.x prior to 4.5.0, 3.x, 2.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038642 (vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0011.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98984 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-4918?
- CVE-2017-4918 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Horizon View, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-4918?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-4918 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.