CVE-2017-4905

MEDIUM

VMware ESXi <6.5-8.5.6 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-4905. PoCs published by unamer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a VMware Escape vulnerability (CVE-2017-4905) affecting VMware Workstation versions before 12.5.3. It leverages heap manipulation to escape the guest VM and execute code on the host (Win10 x64), with a ~50% success rate due to heap instability.

Description

VMware ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG, 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG, 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG, 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG, 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG; Workstation Pro / Player 12.x prior to 12.5.5; and Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6 have uninitialized memory usage. This issue may lead to an information leak.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by unamer · localwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47715

This exploit targets a VMware Escape vulnerability (CVE-2017-4905) affecting VMware Workstation versions before 12.5.3. It leverages heap manipulation to escape the guest VM and execute code on the host (Win10 x64), with a ~50% success rate due to heap instability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: VMware Workstation < 12.5.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: VMware Workstation < 12.5.3 on Win10 x64 host · Guest VM with necessary configurations
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97164
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0006.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038148
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038149

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0120
EPSS Percentile 64.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-908
Status published
Products (14)
vmware/esxi 5.5 (5 CPE variants)
vmware/esxi 6.0 (7 CPE variants)
vmware/esxi 6.5
VMware/ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG
VMware/ESXi 6.0 U1 without patch ESXi600-201703402-SG
VMware/ESXi 6.0 U2 without patch ESXi600-201703403-SG
VMware/ESXi 6.0 U3 without patch ESXi600-201703401-SG
VMware/ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201703410-SG
vmware/fusion 8.0.0 - 8.5.6
VMware/Fusion Pro / Fusion 8.x prior to 8.5.6
... and 4 more
Published Jun 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026