CVE-2020-3998

Published: Oct 23, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Vmware: Horizon Client

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Horizon Client	From 5.0.0 to 5.5.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

References (2)

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0024.html

Source: security@vmware.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0024.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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