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CVE-2018-6971

• 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: 2018-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

VMware Horizon View Agents (7.x.x before 7.5.1) contain a local information disclosure vulnerability due to insecure logging of credentials in the vmmsi.log file when an account other than the currently logged on user is specified during installation (including silent installations). Successful exploitation of this issue may allow low privileged users access to the credentials specified during the Horizon View Agent installation.

Affected products

• VMware Horizon View Agent: from 7.0.0 before 7.5.1 — fixed in 7.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Horizon View Agent 7.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104883
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041358
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104883
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041358
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html

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