VMware Product Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
5 Aug 2015
Release Date:
13 Jul 2015
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Clients - Productivity Products
A vulnerability has been identified in VMware Workstation, Player and Horizon View Client for Windows, which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause privilege escalation.
Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
System / Technologies affected
- VMware Workstation for Windows 10.x prior to version 10.0.7
- VMware Workstation for Windows 11.x prior to version 11.1.1
- VMware Player for Windows 7.x prior to version 7.1.1
- VMware Player for Windows 6.x prior to version 6.0.7
- VMware Horizon Client for Windows (with Local Mode Option) prior to version 5.4.2
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- The vendor has issued a fix
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