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TI-2017-03076 Aliases CVE-2017-4945GHSA-8xhx-57h6-9j99

VMware Workstation (14.x and 12.x) and Fusion (10.x and 8.x) contain a guest access…

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00435 37th 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
VMwareWorkstation14.x; 12.x—No fix listedCNA
VMwareFusion10.x; 8.x—No fix listedCNA
  • Workstation VendorVMware Affected 14.x; 12.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Fusion VendorVMware Affected 10.x; 8.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 37

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.4VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 27 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.7VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.8VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.9VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.7VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.8VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.9VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.10VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:12.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.9 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.9 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.10 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-4945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xhx-57h6-9j99

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03448 Improper privilege management in VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-16137 Out-of-bounds read in ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2017-03716 Observable discrepancy in Intel Most Modern Operating Systems CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
  • TI-2017-03034 Memory corruption in VMware Workstation Pro/Player CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2016-04622 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2011-03420 Buffer overflow in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.5, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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