CVE-2017-4939

high VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 60% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: November 17, 2017 (3100 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

VMware Workstation (12.x before 12.5.8) installer contains a DLL hijacking issue that exists due to some DLL files loaded by the application improperly. This issue may allow an attacker to load a DLL file of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code.

CWE

CWE-426

Affected Products

vmware workstation

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.vmware.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.vmware.com