System Requirements​

• A compatible 64-bit x86/AMD64 CPU launched in 2011 or later.

• Please refer to the vendor's recommended processor requirements for specific Host Operating Systems (HOS):

  • For Microsoft-specific HOS, refer to the Microsoft documentation

  • For Linux-specific HOS, refer to the Linux Vendor-specific documentation

What's New​

• This release introduces product enhancements to support a new commercial subscription and personal use license model. For more information, see Learn Subscription.

• This release resolves CVE-2024-22267, CVE-2024-22268, CVE-2024-22269, and CVE-2024-22270. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2024-0010.

• This release contains security and bug fixes.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 17 Pro are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

• VMware Workstation 17.5.1 Pro
• VMware Workstation 17.5 Pro
• VMware Workstation 17.0.2 Pro
• VMware Workstation 17.0.1 Pro

Known Issues

• The multi-monitor feature might not work correctly in specific topologies

  In specific situations, based on different hardware and topologies, the multi-monitor feature does not work as expected. You might see issues like reverting the topology to a single screen, or not cycling through monitors.

  Workaround: None.

Resolved Issues  

• VMware NAT Service uses high CPU even with no virtual machine running

  On Workstation Pro 17.5.0 and 17.5.1, vmnat.exe might have high CPU utilization even when no virtual machine is running.

  This issue is resolved.

• Security Issues

Security Issues​

• OpenSSL, which is consumed by OVF Tool, is updated to version 1.0.2zj.