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Public proof of concept

CVE-2017-4901

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-06-08
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-06-0813:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Vmware fusion
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0.0no fix published
8.0= 8.0.1no fix published
8.0= 8.0.2no fix published
8.1= 8.1.0no fix published
8.1= 8.1.1no fix published
8.5= 8.5.0no fix published
8.5= 8.5.1no fix published
8.5= 8.5.2no fix published
8.5= 8.5.3no fix published
8.5= 8.5.4no fix published
Vmware workstation
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.0= 12.0no fix published
12.0= 12.0.1no fix published
12.1= 12.1no fix published
12.1= 12.1.1no fix published
12.5= 12.5no fix published
12.5= 12.5.1no fix published
12.5= 12.5.2no fix published
12.5= 12.5.3no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-47714
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.9read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score19.9 %read 2026-10-23
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-06-08
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-4901?

The drag-and-drop (DnD) function in VMware Workstation 12.x before version 12.5.4 and Fusion 8.x before version 8.5.5 has an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs Workstation or Fusion.

Is CVE-2017-4901 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-4901 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 19.9% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-4901?

CVE-2017-4901 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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