{"id":"CVE-2017-4901","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-4901","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:19:10.419Z","title":"The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability.","description":"The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.","published":"2017-06-08T13:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:19:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.9,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["vmware/fusion","vmware/workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.1994,"percentile":0.97417,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.16564,"percentile":0.96919},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.1994,"percentile":0.97313}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-08-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47714,"kind":"exploit","title":"VMware WorkStation 12.5.5 - Virtual Machine Escape","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47714","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/47714.md","file":"exploits/windows/local/47714.md","published":"2017-08-08","added":"2019-11-25","updated":"2019-11-25","author":"unamer","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-4901"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/unamer/vmware_escape/tree/821430120e84151313c69eb4024b1e8e178249de/cve-2017-4901"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025","source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96881","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038025","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0005.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4901","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."}