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CVE-2020-3991

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Published: Oct 16, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.2
Source: NVD

Description

VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.5.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a file system access control issue during install time. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to overwrite certain admin privileged files through a symbolic link attack at install time. This will result into a denial-of-service condition on the machine where Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

Affected (1)

1 product
Horizon Client
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
From 5.0.0 to 5.5.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

References (2)

Source: security@vmware.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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