VMWare 1.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack.
Priority LOW 17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
VMWare 1.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00335 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0090
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm2j-wr48-jg44
References
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2000-0090 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0090 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm2j-wr48-jg44 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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