mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x…
Priority LOW 28CWE-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
- None · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
mount.vmhgfs in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4, VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4, VMware Fusion 3.1.x before 3.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 through 4.1, when a Solaris or FreeBSD guest OS is used, allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary guest OS files via unspecified vectors, related to a "procedural error."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00322 25th 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 · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.3 | 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:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 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
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2145
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpj8-4chw-6r65
References
More VMware Esx vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- 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-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- 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-2011-2145 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2145 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpj8-4chw-6r65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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