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CVE-2015-3650

Published: Jul 10, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 5.x and 6.x before 6.0.7 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on Windows does not provide a valid DACL pointer during the setup of the vprintproxy.exe process, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

playervmware
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
workstationvmware
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
horizon view clientvmware
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
n/an/a
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032822
securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032823
securitytracker.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0005.html
vmware.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 10, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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