CVE-2018-6973 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 virtual network device affecting VMware Workstation versions 14.x prior to 14.1.3 and Fusion versions 10.x prior to 10.1.3. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows a malicious guest operating system to execute arbitrary code on the host system, requiring local access to the guest but no user interaction. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
> 10.0.0, < 10.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0, < 14.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.