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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1361 · published 20 March 2008

CVE-2008-1361: Vmware ace permissions and access controls vulnerability

Vmware · Ace

VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation that causes the authd process to connect to an arbitrary named pipe, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1362.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.35% · top 74.0% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
30References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation that causes the authd process to connect to an arbitrary named pipe, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1362.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019621
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41257
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019621
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41257

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1361), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.