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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1363 · published 20 March 2008

CVE-2008-1363: 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 of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.42% · top 65.3% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected 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 of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019622 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41252 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1363), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-10). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.