CVE-2018-6974 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the SVGA device of VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion, affecting specific versions prior to their respective patches. This flaw allows a malicious guest virtual machine to potentially execute arbitrary code on the underlying host system. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its local attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 14.0, < 14.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.0, < 10.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1a:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/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.