Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and…
Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMWare ACE 1.0.2 and 2.0.2, Player 1.0.4 and 2.0.2, and Workstation 5.5.4 and 6.0.2 allows guest OS users to read and write arbitrary files on the host OS via a multibyte string that produces a wide character string containing .. (dot dot) sequences, which bypasses the protection mechanism, as demonstrated using a "%c0%2e%c0%2e" string.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00486 42nd 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 · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1_build_19317:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1_build_19317 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1_build_19317:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1_build_19317 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3_build_34685 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3_build_34685 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jph2-4993-v6wc
References
Advisory 1
Other 12
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2129
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004034
- [security-announce] 20080317 VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- ADV-2008-0905
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
- ADV-2008-0679
- 20080225 CORE-2007-0930 Path Traversal vulnerability in VMware's shared folders implementation
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- TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03556 Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-04202 Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00058 Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-0923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jph2-4993-v6wc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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