VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer overflow vulnerability in VMware NAT service when IPv6 mode is enabled. This issue may lead to an out-of-bound read which can then be used to execute code on the host in conjunction with other issues. Note: IPv6 mode for VMNAT is not enabled by default.

Related CVEs

CVE-2017-4950

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-72cc-6qc5-x46j

Published

May 14, 2022 3:45 AM

Last Modified

May 14, 2022 3:45 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: June 16, 2025 6:25 AM

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