VMware Horizon View Agents (7.x.x before 7.5.1) contain a local information disclosure vulnerability due to insecure logging of credentials in the vmmsi.log file when an account other than the currently logged on user is specified during installation (including silent installations). Successful exploitation of this issue may allow low privileged users access to the credentials specified during the Horizon View Agent installation.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2018-07-25T13:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:39:03.443Z

Reserved: 2018-02-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-6971

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-07-25T13:29:00.300

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223

Link: CVE-2018-6971

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