Directory traversal vulnerability in the Connection Server in VMware Horizon View 5.x…
Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Connection Server in VMware Horizon View 5.x before 5.3.7, 6.x before 6.2.3, and 7.x before 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04362 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7087
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggqj-592h-fv2j
References
More VMware Horizon View vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03050 Command injection in VMware Horizon View Client for Mac CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03039 Memory corruption in VMware Unified Access Gateway CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03069 Out-of-bounds read in VMware Workstation CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03068 Out-of-bounds read in VMware Workstation CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03067 Out-of-bounds write in VMware Workstation CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03045 Integer overflow in VMware Workstation CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-7087 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7087 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ggqj-592h-fv2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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