CVE-2009-2267

EXPLOITED

VMware ESX <4.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138, VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 196839, VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0, and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0, when Virtual-8086 mode is used, do not properly set the exception code upon a page fault (aka #PF) exception, which allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by specifying a crafted value for the cs register.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Tavis Ormandy & Julien Tinnes · textlocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10207

Scores

EPSS 0.0255
EPSS Percentile 85.5%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2026-02-09
Status published
Products (33)
vmware/ace 2.5.0
vmware/ace 2.5.1
vmware/ace 2.5.2
vmware/esx 2.5.5
vmware/esx 3.0.3
vmware/esx 3.5
vmware/esx 4.0
vmware/esxi 3.5
vmware/esxi 4.0
vmware/fusion 2.0
... and 23 more
Published Nov 02, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026