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 Horiz…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Vmware Horizon Daas — versions 7.x before 8.0.0
Vmware Horizon_daas

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

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.