HIGH
VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 before Patch 4 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as root via certain modified VMware ESX Server environment variables
Published Feb 1, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 before Patch 4 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as root via certain modified VMware ESX Server environment variables.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00337
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00337
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 24.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 25.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.osvdb.org/21585 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx152-patch4.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=dsxk%2ABWh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1108 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/21585 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch | |
| http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx152-patch4.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=dsxk%2ABWh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1108 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 1, 2006
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2006
Link CVE-2003-1291
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a