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CVE-2007-5618
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before…
High7.2EPSS 0.45%
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Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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References (15)
- 20070920 VMSA-2007-0006 Critical security updates for all supported versions of VMware ESX Server, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, and VMware Player (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3229 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26890 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28289 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080318 VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20080317 VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0905 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28276 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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