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.
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-207a
https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html
http://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946/
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2018-01-05
Updated: 2024-11-21
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.00062