Name: CVE-2009-1143: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2009-1143, CWE-59, CVSS 7, EPSS 0.00258

An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade open-vm-tools	Jul 30, 2024	Nov 23, 2022
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Nov 23, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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