CVE-2017-4901 is an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability within the drag-and-drop function of VMware Workstation 12.x (prior to 12.5.4) and Fusion 8.x (prior to 8.5.5). This critical flaw, rated 9.9 CVSS, allows a malicious guest VM to execute arbitrary code on the host operating system, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-47714), and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.