01 Record
CVE-2011-1126
VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x before 7.1.4 build 385536 on Linux, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
VMware vmrun, as used in VIX API 1.x before 1.10.3 and VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x before 7.1.4 build 385536 on Linux, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-04-01 21:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-03-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5c136b4075eea7816f678032f9639424b314765a7b0690cec3e42243a3f8dc98
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- securitytracker.com1025270http://securitytracker.com/id?1025270
- secunia.com43885http://secunia.com/advisories/43885
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0816http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0816
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvmware-vmrun-privilege-escalation(66472)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66472
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0006.html
- lists.vmware.com[security-announce] 20110330 UPDATED VMSA-2011-0006.1 VMware vmrun utility local privilege escalationhttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000131.html
- www.securityfocus.com20110330 VMSA-2011-0006 VMware vmrun utility local privilege escalationhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517240/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com43943http://secunia.com/advisories/43943
- www.securityfocus.com47094http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47094
- securityreason.com8173http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8173