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TI-2015-00941 Aliases CVE-2015-1044GHSA-m9cp-8h53-758g

vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5…

Priority LOW 18Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00825 57th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1 1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1044
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9cp-8h53-758g

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03488 Use after free in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-16135 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-16136 Out-of-bounds write in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2010-03709 The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS)… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-24615 Authentication bypass in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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