Horizon Client vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product1 known exploited33 versions
The short answer

Horizon Client is made by VMware. We track 25 published vulnerabilities in it, across 33 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 3 November 2021. If you run Horizon Client, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Horizon Client flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-3950, on 3 November 2021. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Horizon Client do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "5.0.0 to before 5.4.0" means from 5.0.0 up to, but not including, 5.4.0. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2020-3950Exploited list, 3 Nov 2021

    VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    5.0.0 to before 5.4.0
Known exploited

Which Horizon Client vulnerabilities are being exploited?

1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 7.8
    CVE-2020-3950HighKnown exploited
    VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    VMware Fusion, Remote Console (VMRC) for Mac, and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries that allows attackers to escalate privileges to root.

    Chance of use7.3%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Horizon Client flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 7.3%
    CVE-2020-3950HighKnown exploited

    VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2), VMware Remote Console for Mac (11.x and prior before 11.0.1) and Horizon Client for Mac (5.x and prior before 5.4.0) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper...

    CVSS7.8Published17 Mar 2020
  2. 1.8%

    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.

    CVSS6.5Published13 Aug 2018
  3. 1.3%

    VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.0) contains an information disclosure vulnerability.

    CVSS6.5Published23 Oct 2020
  4. 0.7%

    TPView.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.6 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 3.2.x before 3.2.1, 3.3.x, and 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on...

    CVSS5.8Published13 Jun 2015
  5. 0.7%

    TPInt.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.6 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 3.2.x before 3.2.1, 3.3.x, and 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on...

    CVSS5.8Published13 Jun 2015
  6. 0.7%

    TPview.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.6 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 3.2.x before 3.2.1, 3.3.x, and 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on...

    CVSS6.1Published13 Jun 2015
  7. 0.7%

    TPInt.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.6 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 3.2.x before 3.2.1, 3.3.x, and 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on...

    CVSS6.1Published13 Jun 2015
  8. 0.7%

    TPview.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.6 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 3.2.x before 3.2.1, 3.3.x, and 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on...

    CVSS6.1Published13 Jun 2015
  9. 0.6%

    VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (TTC Parser).

    CVSS6.5Published24 May 2021
  10. 0.5%

    VMware Horizon Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability.

    CVSS5.3Published4 Aug 2023
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We track 25 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Horizon Client, across 33 versions. The most recent Horizon Client flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-3950, on 3 November 2021.

1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2020-3950.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2020-3950, affects 5.0.0 to before 5.4.0. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

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