HIGH
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first two arguments to the (1) CreateProcess or (2) CreateProcessEx method
Published Aug 3, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.62%
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first two arguments to the (1) CreateProcess or (2) CreateProcessEx 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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
9.62% 0.09617
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09617
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.62% (0.09617) | 95.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.62% (0.09617) | 94.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.09% (0.30089) | 96.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 36.35% (0.36355) | 95.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.09% (0.30089) | 96.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 40.91% (0.40909) | 97.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 36.75% (0.36751) | 97.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 30.32% (0.30320) | 96.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 27.44% (0.27443) | 96.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 28.09% (0.28087) | 96.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 27.52% (0.27517) | 96.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 28.92% (0.28920) | 96.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 30.95% (0.30946) | 96.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25131 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018511 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35670 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4245 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 3, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 3, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4155
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a