High 8.8Published Dec 4, 2018

CVE-2018-6981VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG, VMware ESXi 6.0 without ESXi600-201811401-BG, VMware Workstation 15, VMware Workstation 14.1.3 or below,…

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VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG, VMware ESXi 6.0 without ESXi600-201811401-BG, VMware Workstation 15, VMware Workstation 14.1.3 or below, VMware Fusion 11, VMware Fusion 10.1.3 or below contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-908
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

vmware workstation vmware:workstation	from 14.0.0 before 14.1.4; 15.0.0	NVD
vmware fusion vmware:fusion	from 10.0.0 before 10.1.4; 11.0.0	NVD
vmware esxi vmware:esxi	6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; and 157 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105881	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042054	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.html	vendor-advisory

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