{
    "id": "CVE-2017-4915",
    "published": "2017-05-22 14:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:19:33",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-863",
    "description": "VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.",
    "epss_score": "0.05413",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92472",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "workstation_player"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "workstation_pro"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47171",
            "title": "VMware Workstation/Player < 12.5.5 - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2018-12-30",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47171"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "42045",
            "title": "VMware Workstation for Linux 12.5.2 build-4638234 - ALSA Configuration Host Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2017-05-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html"
    ]
}