vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 5.x and 6.x before 6.0.7 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on Windows does not provide a valid DACL pointer during the setup of the vprintproxy.exe process, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread
Published Jul 10, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 5.x and 6.x before 6.0.7 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on Windows does not provide a valid DACL pointer during the setup of the vprintproxy.exe process, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 7.0
- 7.1
Configuration 2
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.0.4
- 10.0.5
- 10.0.6
- 11.0
- 11.1
Configuration 3
- 5.4
- 5.4.1
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 37.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 36.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 29.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032822 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032823 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0005.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vmware-multiple-products-privilege-escalation/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032822 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032823 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0005.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vmware-multiple-products-privilege-escalation/ | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.