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CVE-2008-0967

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0967 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in vmware-authd affecting various VMware products, including Workstation, Player, Server, ESXi, and ESX. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges by manipulating library paths within configuration files. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a local attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
secunia.com / advisories/30556
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
securityreason.com / securityalert/3922
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42878
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4768
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5583
securityfocus.com / archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/29557
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1744
Vendor Advisory