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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-6981

CVE-2018-6981

Description

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.

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Affected products

173
  • VMware/Fusion3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.0.0,<10.1.4
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 11, 10.1.3 or below
  • VMware/Workstation3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0.0,<14.1.4
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 15, 14.1.3 or below
  • VMware/Esxi166 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 165 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201504401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201505401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507404:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507405:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507406:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507407:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509207:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509208:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509209:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509210:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201510401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201511401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601404:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601405:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201602401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603207:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603208:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201605401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608404:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608405:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201610410:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702207:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702208:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702209:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702210:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702211:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702212:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201703401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706103:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201710301:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201701001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703002:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201704001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707103:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707207:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707208:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707209:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707210:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707211:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707212:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707213:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707214:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707215:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707216:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707217:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707218:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707219:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707220:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707221:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201710001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201712001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201803001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810002:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811002:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201807001:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810101:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810207:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810209:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810210:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810211:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810212:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810213:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810214:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810215:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810216:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810217:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810218:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810219:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810220:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810221:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810222:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810223:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810224:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810225:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810226:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810227:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810228:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810229:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810230:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810231:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810232:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810233:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810234:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 6.7 (without ESXi670-201811401-BG), 6.5 (without ESXi650-201811301-BG), 6.0 (without ESXi600-201811401-BG)
  • VMware/VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, and VMware Fusionv5
    Range: VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG, 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

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