CVE-2020-3961: VMware Horizon Client for Windows (prior to 5.4.3) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to folder permission configuration and unsafe loading of…

PriorityP337high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.37%

29.5th percentile

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.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
vmware	horizon_client	< 5.4.3	5.4.3

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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