CVE-2018-6960

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-04-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

VMware Horizon DaaS (7.x before 8.0.0) contains a broken authentication vulnerability that may allow an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication. Note: In order to exploit this issue, an attacker must have a legitimate account on Horizon DaaS.

Affected products

VMware Horizon DaaS: from 7.0.0 before 8.0.0 — fixed in 8.0.0
VMware Horizon DaaS: 7.x before 8.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Horizon DaaS 8.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103938
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040731
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0010.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103938
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040731
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0010.html

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