VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x…
Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-264.
Summary
VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x before 7.1.4 build 385536 on Linux, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in an unspecified directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00384 32nd 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 · 26
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 16 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vix_api:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1126
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2qw-vv3p-xrvq
References
More VMware Vix Api vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-01098 Format string vulnerability in vmrun in VMware VIX API 1.6.x, VMware Workstation 6.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2011-1126 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1126 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j2qw-vv3p-xrvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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