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TI-2015-05783 Aliases CVE-2015-6933GHSA-gh38-v7fv-5hxj

The VMware Tools HGFS (aka Shared Folders) implementation in VMware Workstation 11.x…

Priority LOW 31CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

The VMware Tools HGFS (aka Shared Folders) implementation in VMware Workstation 11.x before 11.1.2, VMware Player 7.x before 7.1.2, VMware Fusion 7.x before 7.1.2, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0 allows Windows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS kernel memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01329 71st 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:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1.1VulnerableVMware
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: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:player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 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:workstation:11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.1 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
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6933
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh38-v7fv-5hxj

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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