PT-2018-8226 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+2

Published 2018-01-05 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-4946

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents versions 6.x before 6.5.1

Description: The issue is a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could result in a low-privileged Windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.

Recommendations: For versions 6.x before 6.5.1, update to version 6.5.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-4946

Affected Products

Vmware V4H

Vmware V4Pa

Windows

References · 7

• 🔥 https://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946 · Exploit
• https://vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4946 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4946 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102441 · Note
• http://gosecure.net/2018/01/10/vmware-horizon-v4h-v4pa-desktop-agent-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2017-4946 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040136 · Note