{"id":"CVE-2010-4297","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2010-4297","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:52:02.372Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2010-12-06T21:05:49.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:24:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["vmware/workstation","vmware/player","vmware/fusion","vmware/esxi","vmware/esx"],"epss":{"score":0.0517,"percentile":0.92388,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2010-12-09","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":15717,"kind":"exploit","title":"VMware Tools - Update OS Command Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15717","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/15717.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/remote/15717.txt","published":"2010-12-09","added":"2010-12-09","updated":"2010-12-09","author":"Nahuel Grisolia","type":"remote","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2010-4297"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/69590","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/42480","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/42482","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45166","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/69590","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/42480","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/42482","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45166","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024820","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4297","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}