CVE-2017-4945
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—
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
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Base score: 5.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.43%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 36
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040109
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136
- https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040109
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136
- https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.html
Raw JSON (NVD)
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