CVE-2020-3998 (GCVE-0-2020-3998)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-10-23 13:49
Modified
2024-08-04 07:52
Severity ?
CWE
  • VMware Horizon Client for Windows information disclosure vulnerability
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware Horizon Client for Windows Version: VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.0)
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