VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-6933

CVSS score6.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

The VMware Tools HGFS (aka Shared Folders) implementation in VMware Workstation 11.x before 11.1.2, VMware Player 7.x before 7.1.2, VMware Fusion 7.x before 7.1.2, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0 allows Windows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS kernel memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references