Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenProcess function in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 on Windows allows local host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unknown vectors
Published Sep 3, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenProcess function in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 on Windows allows local host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 1.0 · < 1.0.7
- ≥ 2.0 · < 2.0.5
- ≥ 1.0.0 · < 1.0.8
- ≥ 2.0 · < 2.0.5
- < 1.0.7
- ≥ 5.5 · < 5.5.8
- ≥ 6.0 · < 6.0.5
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 37.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 36.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 45.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 43.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 45.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 42.20th | 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 (16)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.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_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.