Race condition in mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 through 4.1 allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by mounting a filesystem on top of an arbitrary directory
Published Jun 6, 2011
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.24%
Description
Race condition in mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 through 4.1 allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by mounting a filesystem on top of an arbitrary directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
Configuration 2
Configuration 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: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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 13.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 14.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00014) | 1.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44840 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44904 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48098 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025601 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44840 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44904 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48098 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025601 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8711677 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
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