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CVE-2018-6971

N/A
Published: July 25, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorHorizon View AgentsHorizon View Agent

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

VMware Horizon View Agents (7.x.x before 7.5.1) contain a local information disclosure vulnerability due to insecure logging of credentials in the vmmsi.log file when an account other than the currently logged on user is specified during installation (including silent installations). Successful exploitation of this issue may allow low privileged users access to the credentials specified during the Horizon View Agent installation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Horizon View Agents· VMware
95%
7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.5.1
Affected range stops below 7.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Horizon View Agent· VMware
60%
7.x ≤ v < 7.5.1
Affected range stops below 7.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104883
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041358
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-532

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