HIGH
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder
Published Nov 18, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.0_build_13124
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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) | 24.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 25.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.66th | 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://securitytracker.com/id?1015225 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=340&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15448 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015225 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=340&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15448 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 18, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 15, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2939
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a