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CVE-2007-5618

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5618 describes an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability affecting VMware Player, Server, and Workstation versions prior to their respective patches. This flaw could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by placing malicious programs in specific directories. While the CVSS score of 7.2 indicates high severity with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0, < 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.0, < 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.vmware.com / pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26890
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/28276
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/28289
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Vendor Advisory
vmware.com / support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Vendor Advisory
vmware.com / support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
PatchVendor Advisory
vmware.com / support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
PatchVendor Advisory
vmware.com / support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
PatchVendor Advisory
vmware.com / support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
PatchVendor Advisory
vmware.com / support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3229
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Third Party Advisory