What is CVE-2020-3991?

CVE-2020-3991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-3991?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2020-3991

VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.5.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a file system access control issue during install time. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to overwrite certain…

EPSS: 0.003 (26.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Vmware Horizon_client
N/a Vmware Horizon Client For Windows — versions VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.5.0)

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3991?: CVE-2020-3991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-3991?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.