7.2

CVE-2015-3650: vmware horizon_view_client Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 10-07-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3650 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Access Control vulnerability in vmware horizon_view_client. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-07-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 5.x and 6.x before 6.0.7 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on Windows does not provide a valid DACL pointer during the setup of the vprintproxy.exe process, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.46% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware3 products
  • horizon_view_client5.4 | 5.4.1
  • player5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4 | 6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 6.0.6 | 7.0 | 7.1
  • workstation10.0 | 10.0.1 | 10.0.2 | 10.0.3 | 10.0.4 | 10.0.5 | 10.0.6 | 11.0 | 11.1

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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