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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-6977

VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5, 6.0), Workstation (15.x and 14.x) and Fusion (11.x and 10.x) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to an infinite loop in a 3D-rendering shader.

Published Oct 9, 2018 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5,

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-6977. EPSS is 0.43%. Act only if a listed version of VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5, is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5,).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.43%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe vmware/esxi · cpe vmware/fusion · cpe vmware/workstation

VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5, 6.0), Workstation (15.x and 14.x) and Fusion (11.x and 10.x) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to an infinite loop in a 3D-rendering shader. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker with normal user privileges in the guest to make the VM unresponsive, and in some cases, possibly result other VMs on the host or the host itself becoming unresponsive.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe vmware/esxi6.0
  • cpe vmware/esxi6.5
  • cpe vmware/esxi6.7
  • cpe vmware/fusion>= 10.0.0, <= 10.1.5
  • cpe vmware/workstation>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.5
  • cpe vmware/workstation>= 15.0.0, <= 15.0.2

How to fix CVE-2018-6977

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-6977. EPSS is 0.43%. Act only if a listed version of VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5, is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, >= 10.0.0, <= 10.1.5, >= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.5, >= 15.0.0, <= 15.0.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-835: Infinite Loop. EPSS 0.43%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 9, 2018 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5, 6.0), Workstation (15.x and 14.x) and Fusion (11.x and 10.x) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to an infinite loop in a 3D-rendering shader. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker with normal user privileges in the guest to make the VM unresponsive, and in some cases, possibly result other VMs on the host or the host itself becoming unresponsive

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5, 6.0), Workstation (15.x and 14.x) and Fusion (11.x and 10.x) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to an infinite loop in a 3D-rendering shader. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker with normal user privileges in the guest to make the VM unresponsive, and in some cases, possibly result other VMs on the host or the host itself becoming unresponsive

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-6977

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2018-6977

    VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5, 6.0), Workstation (15.x and 14.x) and Fusion (11.x and 10.x) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to an infinite loop in a 3D-rendering shader. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker with normal user privileges in the guest to make the VM unresponsive, and in some cases, possibly result other VMs on the host or the host itself becoming unresponsive

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026