CVE-2017-4946 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00312.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Vmware	Vrealize Operations For Horizon Vrealize Operations For Published Applications

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14063	The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136
https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2018-01-05T14:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:13:08.171Z

Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-4946

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-05T14:29:10.500

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:26:44.287

Link: CVE-2017-4946

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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