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TI-2018-05091 Aliases CVE-2018-6969GHSA-qc3q-9h28-r994

Out-of-bounds read in VMware Tools

Priority LOW 31CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
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 Tools (10.x and prior before 10.3.0) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in HGFS. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers to escalate their privileges on the guest VMs. In order to be able to exploit this issue, file sharing must be enabled.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00395 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
VMwareVMware Tools10.x and prior before 10.3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware Tools VendorVMware Affected 10.x and prior before 10.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.3.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.3.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6969
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc3q-9h28-r994

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2025-27491 VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-07286 VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1LOW 3.9
  • TI-2016-04622 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-07316 Authentication bypass by capture-replay in VMware Tools CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-05043 Uncontrolled search path in VMware Tools for Windows, VMware Remote Console for Windows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-16924 Improper signature verification in VMware Tools CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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