CVE-2018-6964

7.8 highEPSS 0.4%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 31% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2018-05-29
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:horizon_client

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

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