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TI-2018-05092 Aliases CVE-2018-6970GHSA-6j55-6hf8-fxvj

Out-of-bounds read in VMware Horizon 6, Horizon 7, and Horizon Client

Priority LOW 32CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

VMware Horizon 6 (6.x.x before 6.2.7), Horizon 7 (7.x.x before 7.5.1), and Horizon Client (4.x.x and prior before 4.8.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Message Framework library. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow a less-privileged user to leak information from a privileged process running on a system where Horizon Connection Server, Horizon Agent or Horizon Client are installed. Note: This issue doesn't apply to Horizon 6, 7 Agents installed on Linux systems or Horizon Clients installed on non-Windows systems.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01758 78th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareVMware Horizon 6, Horizon 7, and Horizon ClientVMware Horizon 6 (6.x.x before 6.2.7), Horizon 7 (7.x.x before 7.5.1), and Horizon Client (4.x.x and prior before 4.8.1)—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware Horizon 6, Horizon 7, and Horizon Client VendorVMware Affected VMware Horizon 6 (6.x.x before 6.2.7), Horizon 7 (7.x.x before 7.5.1), and Horizon Client (4.x.x and prior before 4.8.1) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 to before 4.8.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0 to before 6.2.7; 7.0.0 to before 7.5.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.8.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 to before 6.2.7; 7.0.0 to before 7.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6970
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j55-6hf8-fxvj

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03448 Improper privilege management in VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-03472 VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-03459 Incorrect permission assignment in VMware Horizon Client for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-03948 Incorrect permission assignment in VMware Horizon Client for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-05086 VMware Horizon Client for Linux (4.x before 4.8.0 and prior) contains a local privilege… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-03494 VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.0) contains an information disclosure… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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