An organization is implementing a virtualized thin-client solution for normal user computing and access. During a review of the architecture, concerns were raised that an attacker could gain access to multiple user environments by simply gaining a foothold on a single one with malware. Which of the following reasons BEST explains this?
A) Malware on one virtual environment could enable pivoting to others by leveraging vulnerabilities in the hypervisor.
B) A worm on one virtual environment could spread to others by taking advantage of guest OS networking services vulnerabilities.
C) One virtual environment may have one or more application-layer vulnerabilities, which could allow an attacker to escape that environment.
D) Malware on one virtual user environment could be copied to all others by the attached network storage controller.

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The concern is that an attacker could exploit vulnerabilities in the hypervisor, which manages multiple virtual environments, to pivot from one compromised environment to others.

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