Unspecified vulnerability in VMCI in VMware Workstation 6 before 6.0.4 build 93057…
Priority LOW 31CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in VMCI in VMware Workstation 6 before 6.0.4 build 93057, VMware Player 2 before 2.0.4 build 93057, and VMware ACE 2 before 2.0.2 build 93057 on Windows allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00405 35th 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 · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace_2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player_2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2099
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xrc-w5gp-hjw5
References
More VMware Ace 2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-02018 Heap-based buffer overflow in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2008-2099 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2099 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xrc-w5gp-hjw5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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