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CVE-2015-5191
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-07-28T21:29:00.227 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:28:38.930

Summary

VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation. CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

vmware — tools

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References

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