CVE-2018-6962 VMware Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contains a signature bypass vulnerability which may lead to a local privilege escalation.
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6962 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-6962 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 22 May 2018.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Vmware Fusion. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6962/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6962/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6962?
CVE-2018-6962 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 22 May 2018.
Official description
VMware Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contains a signature bypass vulnerability which may lead to a local privilege escalation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6962?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Fusion.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-6962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmwr-4r9c-hh85.