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 2007-09-21 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo 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
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
-
vmware.com
/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
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
-
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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