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CVE-2018-6966

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationESXiFusion· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the shader translator. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-6965 and CVE-2018-6967.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ESXi· VMware
95%
v < 14.1.26.76.7 670-201806001
Affected range stops below 14.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Fusion· VMware
95%
v < 14.1.210.0 ≤ v < 10.1.2
Affected range stops below 10.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
Workstation· VMware
95%
v < 14.1.214.0 ≤ v < 14.1.2
Affected range stops below 14.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104709
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041208
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0016.html

CVSS

8.1HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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