VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-4939

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.34%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-11-17

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Primary references

security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory