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 of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."
Published Mar 20, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
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 of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 1.0 · < 1.0.5
- ≥ 2.0 · < 2.0.1
- ≥ 1.0.0 · < 1.0.6
- ≥ 2.0 · < 2.0.3
- ≥ 1.0 · < 1.0.5
- ≥ 5.5 · < 5.5.6
- ≥ 6.0 · < 6.0.3
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: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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 34.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 33.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.35th | 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_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- 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_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- 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_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.