CVE-2008-3698

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: 2008-09-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenProcess function in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 on Windows allows local host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unknown vectors.

Affected products

VMware Ace: from 1.0 before 1.0.7; from 2.0 before 2.0.5 — fixed in 1.0.7, 2.0.5
VMware Player: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.8; from 2.0 before 2.0.5 — fixed in 1.0.8, 2.0.5
VMware Server: before 1.0.7 — fixed in 1.0.7
VMware Workstation: from 5.5 before 5.5.8; from 6.0 before 6.0.5 — fixed in 5.5.8, 6.0.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Ace 1.0.7, 2.0.5; VMware Player 1.0.8, 2.0.5; VMware Server 1.0.7; VMware Workstation 5.5.8, 6.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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