CVE-2015-5191

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.0)
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: 2017-07-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation. CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VMware Tools: through 10.0.8
VMware Tools: VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100011
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100011
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html

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