HIGH
The default configuration of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 makes the console of the guest OS accessible through anonymous VIX API calls, which has unknown impact and attack vectors
Published Mar 20, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.73%
Description
The default configuration of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 makes the console of the guest OS accessible through anonymous VIX API calls, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
2.73% 0.02734
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02734
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 | 2.73% (0.02734) | 85.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02734) | 84.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 71.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01073) | 84.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 1.01% (0.01013) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01054) | 81.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- 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://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- 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/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41551 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 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://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| 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/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41551 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 20, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 19, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1392
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a