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TI-2015-04359 Aliases CVE-2015-5191GHSA-4vr2-36wr-v82r

Race condition in VMware Tools

Priority LOW 30CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation. CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00331 26th 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
VMwareVMware ToolsVMware Tools prior to 10.0.9—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware Tools VendorVMware Affected VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.0.8VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.0.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5191
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vr2-36wr-v82r

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-27491 VMSA-2025-0015: VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools updates address multiple… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-07286 VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1LOW 3.9
  • TI-2016-04622 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-07316 Authentication bypass by capture-replay in VMware Tools CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-05043 Uncontrolled search path in VMware Tools for Windows, VMware Remote Console for Windows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-16924 Improper signature verification in VMware Tools CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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