Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-6969
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:0.40%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware Tools | 10.x and prior before 10.3.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.395%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VMware by Broadcom · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-02-14T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-07-13T13:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-07-12 |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-17T03:42:42 |
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