VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-3281

CVE-2009-3281

Description

The vmx86 kernel extension in VMware Fusion before 2.0.6 build 196839 does not use correct file permissions, which allows host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unspecified vectors.

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Affected products

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  • VMware/Fusion12 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.5
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <2.0.6

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