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CVE-2017-4945

VMware Workstation (14.x and 12.x) and Fusion (10.x and 8.x) contain a guest access control vulnerability.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 38%
Public exploits
0
none known

VMware Workstation (14.x and 12.x) and Fusion (10.x and 8.x) contain a guest access control vulnerability. This issue may allow program execution via Unity on locked Windows VMs. VMware Tools must be updated to 10.2.0 for each VM to resolve CVE-2017-4945. VMware Tools 10.2.0 is consumed by Workstation 14.1.0 and Fusion 10.1.0 by default.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • VMware Workstation
  • VMware Fusion

Classification

Technology feeds
VMware (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1040109 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/102441 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040136 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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