CVE-2010-4297

Exp

The VMware Tools update functionality in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548; VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 328052 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 301548; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.8 build 328035 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2 build 332101; VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1; and VMware ESX 3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 allows host OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS via unspecified vectors, related to a "command injection" issue.

Published: 2010-12-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4297 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.72%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-4297

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
15717 exploit_db edb 2010-12-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4297

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-22 3.13% 2.72% -0.41%
2 2025-11-29 3.79% 3.13% -0.67%
3 2025-11-24 — 3.79% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4297

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4297

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4297

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation 6.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4297

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