CVE-2017-4898

Published Jun 7, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14015 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:39 PM
Reserved
Dec 26, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 7, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:19 AM