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TI-2017-03031 Aliases CVE-2017-4898GHSA-fgmh-44jq-vhhq

VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a DLL loading vulnerability…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.x before 12.5.3 contains a DLL loading vulnerability that occurs due to the "vmware-vmx" process loading DLLs from a path defined in the local environment-variable. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow normal users to escalate privileges to System in the host machine where VMware Workstation is installed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00393 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareWorkstation Pro/Player12.x prior to version 12.5.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Workstation Pro/Player VendorVMware Affected 12.x prior to version 12.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-4898
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgmh-44jq-vhhq

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2016-04622 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-04016 On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2017-03047 Incorrect authorization in VMware Workstation Pro/Player CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-03035 Memory corruption in VMware ESXi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-06356 The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-03037 Memory corruption in VMware ESXi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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