What is CVE-2018-6960?

CVE-2018-6960 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Horizon Daas, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-6960?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in VMware Horizon Daas

CVE-2018-6960

VMware Horizon DaaS (7.x before 8.0.0) contains a broken authentication vulnerability that may allow an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication. Note: In order to exploit this issue, an attacker must have a legitimate account on Horizon DaaS.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-04-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (83.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: -0.000

Affected products

VMware Horizon Daas — versions 7.x before 8.0.0
VMware Horizon Daas

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/103938 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0010.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040731 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6960?: CVE-2018-6960 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Horizon Daas, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-6960?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.