Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first argument to the StartProcess method.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.22381 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4058
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cppx-x244-mfpp
References
Exploit 1
More EMC Vmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-04023 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-4058 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4058 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cppx-x244-mfpp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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