vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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-284.
Summary
vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 5.x and 6.x before 6.0.7 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on Windows does not provide a valid DACL pointer during the setup of the vprintproxy.exe process, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread.
Why it matters now
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 · 25
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 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
Show 15 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.6 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.6 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_client:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_client:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- 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:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_client:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_client:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3650
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3fp-4gq7-m24g
References
More VMware Horizon View Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-02065 TPInt.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2015-02064 TPview.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2015-02063 TPview.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2015-02062 TPInt.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2015-02061 TPView.dll in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.6 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-3650 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3650 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3fp-4gq7-m24g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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