Command Injection Vulnerability in VMware Horizon View Client for Mac OSX
CVE-2017-4918
9.8CRITICAL
Summary
VMware Horizon View Client versions 2.x through 4.x prior to 4.5.0 are susceptible to a command injection vulnerability found within the service startup script. If exploited, this flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on Mac OSX systems where the client is installed, potentially granting unprivileged users unauthorized root access.
Affected Version(s)
Horizon View Client for Mac 2.x
Horizon View Client for Mac 3.x
Horizon View Client for Mac 4.x prior to 4.5.0
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved