CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects VMware, VMWare, Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
exploit
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CVE
CVE-2018-6964
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.38%
VMware VMWare Linux
Original NVD Description
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.
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