Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Omnissa Horizon Client for macOS
CVE-2024-11468

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Omnissa

Status
Omnissa Horizon Client For Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 February 2025

What is CVE-2024-11468?

Omnissa Horizon Client for macOS has a vulnerability that allows local privilege escalation due to a flaw in its installation process. This defect can allow attackers with standard user privileges to escalate their access to root-level privileges on affected systems, creating potential security risks. Users are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate these risks and ensure their systems remain secure.

Affected Version(s)

Omnissa Horizon Client for MacOS MacOS Omnissa Horizon Client for macOS 2406 or earlier

References

https://static.omnissa.com/sites/default/files/OMSA-2024-...
https://www.omnissa.com/omnissa-security-response/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Omnissa would like to thank Max Keasley of WithSecure Consulting for reporting this issue to us.
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