CVE-2017-4915

7.8 highEPSS 5.4%

VMware Workstation Pro/Player contains an insecure library loading vulnerability via ALSA sound driver configuration files. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to escalate their privileges to root in a Linux host machine.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 5.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-863
Published: 2017-05-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:workstation_player
vmware:workstation_pro

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038525
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42045/
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0009.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98566

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