Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-1744
CVE-2007-1744
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.5.3
- (no CPE)range: <5.5.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.htmlnvdPatch
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25079nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23721nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592nvd
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