5.5

CVE-2017-4945: vmware fusion

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
Published 05-01-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-4945 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in vmware fusion. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-01-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Vmware2 products
  • fusion≥ 10.0, < 11.0 | ≥ 8.0, < 9.0 | 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
  • workstation≥ 14.0, < 15.0 | ≥ 12.0, < 13.0 | 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

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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