Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface
Published May 2, 2007
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- n/a
- ≤ 5.5.3
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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 36.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 35.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 20.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 33.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 29.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25079 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23721 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25079 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23721 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
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