CVE-2018-6964

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-29 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

VMware Horizon Client for Linux (4.x before 4.8.0 and prior) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure usage of SUID binary. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on a Linux machine where Horizon Client is installed.

Affected products

VMware Horizon Server: from 4.0.0 before 4.8.0 — fixed in 4.8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Horizon Server 4.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html

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