CVE-2020-3998 Information disclosure in VMware Horizon Client for Windows
A local attacker can retrieve hashed credentials from VMware Horizon Client for Windows if the application crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3998?
CVE-2020-3998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Horizon Client for Windows, published on 23 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.0) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious attacker with local privileges on the machine where Horizon Client for Windows is installed may be able to retrieve hashed credentials if the client crashes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Horizon Client.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- CVE-2020-3961 Privilege escalation in VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- CVE-2019-5543 Privilege escalation in VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- CVE-2018-6964 Privilege escalation in Horizon Client for Linux
- CVE-2020-3991 Path traversal in VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- CVE-2021-21987 Information disclosure in VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation), VMware Horizon Client for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65w7-fcmg-7963.