CVE-2017-4897

medium VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 71% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: May 31, 2017 (3270 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

VMware Horizon DaaS before 7.0.0 contains a vulnerability that exists due to insufficient validation of data. An attacker may exploit this issue by tricking DaaS client users into connecting to a malicious server and sharing all their drives and devices. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a victim to download a specially crafted RDP file through DaaS client by clicking on a malicious link.

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

vmware horizon daas

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.vmware.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com