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June 11, 2020Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-3960 – VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion information disclosure Vulnerability
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June 11, 2020Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-3960 – VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion information disclosure Vulnerability
June 11, 2020
Severity
High
Analysis Summary
VMware Horizon Client for Windows contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to folder permission configuration and unsafe loading of libraries. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.
Impact
Privilege escalation
Affected Vendors
VMware
Affected Products
VMware Horizon Client for Windows
Remediation
Refer to vendor’s advisory for the list of upgraded patches.
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0013.html