CVE-2017-4946

The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation...

7.8 High

The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.50%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-4946
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-4946
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-14063 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-14063
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7vg-w39c-g2rp 7.8

The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation...

Record: GHSA-g7vg-w39c-g2rp
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-4946 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Vmware Vrealize Operations For Horizon (v4h), published January 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.