7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
20.4%
VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player
2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1
and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows
allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation of a
config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used
for “hijacking the VMX process.”
Author | Note |
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jdstrand | Windows only |