CVE-2017-4901 EXPLOIT
9.9
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 19.9% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.9 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 19.94% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-06-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vmware | fusion |
| vmware | workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VMware WorkStation 12.5.5 - Virtual Machine Escape | 2017-08-08 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD