VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-1143

CVSS score7 HIGH

EPSS probability0.27%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-11-23

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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).

Weakness classification

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory