CVE-2015-5191

MEDIUM

Vmware Tools < 10.0.8 - Race Condition

Title source: rule

Description

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

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-362
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

vmware/tools < 10.0.8

Timeline

Published Jul 28, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026