CVE-2017-4946 Privilege escalation in vRealize Operations for Horizon (V4H)
A low-privileged Windows user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via the VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-4946?
CVE-2017-4946 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon (V4H), published on 5 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4946?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Vrealize Operations for Horizon, Vmware Vrealize Operations for Published Applications.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-4946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4946 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7vg-w39c-g2rp.