VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation that causes the authd process to connect to an arbitrary named pipe, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1362
Published Mar 20, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation that causes the authd process to connect to an arbitrary named pipe, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1362.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 2.0
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 5.5.5
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 5.5
- 5.5.3_build_34685
- 5.5.3_build_42958
- 5.5.4
- 5.5.4_build_44386
- 6.0
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:S/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 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 25.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 26.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00041) | 9.41th | 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) |
References (15)
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019621 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor 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_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41257 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.