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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1392 · published 20 March 2008

CVE-2008-1392: Vmware ace vulnerability

Vmware · Ace

The default configuration of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 makes the console of the guest OS accessible through anonymous VIX API calls, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.7% · top 14.3% CWE-16 · CWE-16
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The default configuration of VMware Workstation 6.0.2, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 makes the console of the guest OS accessible through anonymous VIX API calls, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

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

Affected products

3 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://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
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/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41551
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://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
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/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41551

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1392), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-07). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.