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CVE-2003-1291

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 before Patch 4 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as root via certain modified VMware ESX Server environment variables.

Affected products

• VMware ESX: 1.5.2-patch1, 1.5.2-patch2, 1.5.2-patch3

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/21585
• http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx152-patch4.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=dsxk%2ABWh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1108
• http://www.osvdb.org/21585
• http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx152-patch4.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=dsxk%2ABWh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1108

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