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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040109
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (36)
vmware/fusion
8.0
vmware/fusion
8.0.1
vmware/fusion
8.0.2
vmware/fusion
8.1
vmware/fusion
8.1.1
vmware/fusion
8.5
vmware/fusion
8.5.1
vmware/fusion
8.5.2
vmware/fusion
8.5.3
vmware/fusion
8.5.4
... and 26 more
Published
Jan 05, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026