VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x before 7.1.4 build 385536 on Linux, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in an unspecified directory
Published Apr 1, 2011
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x before 7.1.4 build 385536 on Linux, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in an unspecified directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.7
- 1.8
- 1.8.1
- 1.9
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 6.5.0
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.2
- 6.5.3
- 6.5.4
- 6.5.5
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.1
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
Running on/with
- n/a
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:M/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 30.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 30.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000131.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43885 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43943 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8173 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025270 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517240/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47094 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0006.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0816 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66472 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000131.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43885 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43943 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8173 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1025270 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517240/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47094 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0006.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0816 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66472 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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