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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0908 · published 6 April 2009

CVE-2009-0908: Vmware ace vulnerability

Vmware · Ace

Unspecified vulnerability in the ACE shared folders implementation in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) shared folders feature in VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier allows attackers to enable a disabled shared folder.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% · top 31.9%
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the ACE shared folders implementation in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) shared folders feature in VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier allows attackers to enable a disabled shared folder.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021975
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6399
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021975
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6399

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0908), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.