CVE-2009-2267
VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build…
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 1.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 22% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138, VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 196839, VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0, and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0, when Virtual-8086 mode is used, do not properly set the exception code upon a page fault (aka #PF) exception, which allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by specifying a crafted value for the cs register.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits1
Exploit-DB1 entry
- VMware Virtual 8086 - Linux Local Ring0 (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 10207local, multiplepublished 27 Oct 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- GLSA-201209-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3062 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20091027 VMSA-2009-0015 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1023082 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 36841 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8473 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20091027 VMSA-2009-0015 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20091027 Invalid #PF Exception Code in VMware can result in Guest Privilege Escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1023083 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37172 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-2263 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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