CVE-2017-4945
VMware Workstation (14.x and 12.x) and Fusion (10.x and 8.x) contain a guest access control vulnerability.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 38th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vmware/workstation · vmware/fusion
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040109Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102441Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040109Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040136Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0003.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.