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CVE-2007-5618

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2007-10-21 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• VMware Player: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5; from 2.0 before 2.0.1 — fixed in 1.0.5, 2.0.1
• VMware Server: before 1.0.4 — fixed in 1.0.4
• VMware Workstation: from 5.5 before 5.5.5; from 6.0 before 6.0.1 — fixed in 5.5.5, 6.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Player 1.0.5, 2.0.1; VMware Server 1.0.4; VMware Workstation 5.5.5, 6.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

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