{
    "id": "CVE-2017-4901",
    "published": "2017-06-08 13:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:19:31",
    "cvss_score": "9.9",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.19940",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97351",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "fusion"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "workstation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47714",
            "title": "VMware WorkStation 12.5.5 - Virtual Machine Escape",
            "date": "2017-08-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47714"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html"
    ]
}