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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-6960 · published 20 April 2018

CVE-2018-6960: Vmware horizon daas improper authentication vulnerability

Vmware · Horizon Daas

VMware Horizon DaaS (7.x before 8.0.0) contains a broken authentication vulnerability that may allow an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication. Note: In order to exploit this issue, an attacker must have a legitimate account on Horizon DaaS.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.5% · top 16.0% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
2.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

VMware Horizon DaaS (7.x before 8.0.0) contains a broken authentication vulnerability that may allow an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication. Note: In order to exploit this issue, an attacker must have a legitimate account on Horizon DaaS.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103938 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040731 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0010.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103938 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040731 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0010.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-6960), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-06). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.