Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs
Published Oct 21, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 1.0.0 · < 1.0.5
- ≥ 2.0 · < 2.0.1
- < 1.0.4
- ≥ 5.5 · < 5.5.5
- ≥ 6.0 · < 6.0.1
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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 36.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 35.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 13.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.