VMware Workstation (14.x and 12.x) and Fusion (10.x and 8.x) contain a guest access control vulnerability
Published Jan 5, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 10.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 12.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Fusion | n/a |
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| VMware | Workstation | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- 12.0.0
- 12.0.1
- 12.1
- 12.1.1
- 12.5
- 12.5.0
- 12.5.1
- 12.5.2
- 12.5.3
- 12.5.4
- 12.5.5
- 12.5.6
- 12.5.7
- 12.5.8
- 12.5.9
- 14.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.2
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.5
- 8.5.1
- 8.5.2
- 8.5.3
- 8.5.4
- 8.5.5
- 8.5.6
- 8.5.7
- 8.5.8
- 8.5.9
- 8.5.10
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.1.0
- 10.1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 35.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 37.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 23.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 45.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 2.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040109 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040109 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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