vulnerability
VMware VMware Tools: CVE-2015-5191: Local privilege escalation in VMware Tools
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 27, 2017 | Jun 3, 2025 | Aug 8, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 27, 2017
Added
Jun 3, 2025
Modified
Aug 8, 2025
Description
VMware Tools contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation.
Solution
vmware-tools-upgrade-latest
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