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CVE-2020-3991

Published: Oct 16, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.5.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a file system access control issue during install time. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to overwrite certain admin privileged files through a symbolic link attack at install time. This will result into a denial-of-service condition on the machine where Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
horizon clientDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
Omnissa
commercial·USaka omnissa workspace one access connector, omnissa horizon client, workspace one access
Omnissa Horizon ClientSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0022.html
vmware.com

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