CVE-2010-4297
The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.8 build 328035 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101; VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1; and VMware ESX 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 allows host OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS via unspecified vectors, related to a "command injection" issue.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.17% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 9 December 2010
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- vmware/workstation · vmware/player · vmware/fusion · vmware/esxi · vmware/esx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html
- http://osvdb.org/69590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42480Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42482Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45166
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html
- http://osvdb.org/69590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42480Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42482Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45166
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.