CVE-2015-3650
N/A
Published: July 10, 2015 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationPlayerHorizon View Client
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0005.htmlx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://www.nettitude.co.uk/vmware-multiple-products-privilege-escalation/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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