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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-1291

CVE-2003-1291

Description

VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 before Patch 4 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as root via certain modified VMware ESX Server environment variables.

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Affected products

4
  • VMware/Esx3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:1.5.2:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • VMware/Esx Serverllm-fuzzy
    Range: 1.5.2 (before Patch 4)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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