MEDIUM
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first argument to the StartProcess method
Published Jul 30, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 22.38%
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first argument to the StartProcess method.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
22.38% 0.22381
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.22381
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.38% (0.22381) | 97.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.38% (0.22381) | 97.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 9.49% (0.09489) | 92.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 7.96% (0.07960) | 91.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.65% (0.09652) | 92.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 82.02% (0.82022) | 98.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 82.02% (0.82022) | 98.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 90.44% (0.90438) | 98.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 90.46% (0.90460) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 91.42% (0.91423) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 91.53% (0.91530) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 92.77% (0.92774) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2023 | 93.78% (0.93777) | 98.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.32% (0.94323) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25118 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35673 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4244 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25118 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35673 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4244 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 30, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 30, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4058
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a