CVE-2017-4946
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-4946 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-01-05 14:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-863
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Vmware | Vrealize Operations For Horizon | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vrealize Operations For Horizon | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vrealize Operations For Published Applications | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vrealize Operations For Published Applications | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple VMware Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| VMware Horizon (V4H/V4PA) desktop agent privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2017-4946) :: GoSecure | MISC | gosecure.net | |
| VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon and vRealize Operations for Published Applications Lets Local Users Obtain System Privileges - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| VMSA-2018-0003 | CONFIRM | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.