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CVE-2007-5671

VendorvmwareProductworkstation, esx, server, player, esx server, ace, vmware workstation, vmware player, vmware serverDiscoveredJun 5, 2008UpdatedApr 23, 2026

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
0.39%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
10 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 5, 2008
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026