CVE-2007-5023 json
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player befo…
published 19y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2007-5004
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
Patch / fix
- vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html advisory
- vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/25732 advisory
- vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html advisory
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0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/25732
vdb-entry, patch, third-party-advisory
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vmware.com
/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5023
- NVD CVE-2007-5023
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