Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2015-5191

Description

VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation. CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VMware/Tools
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.0.8
VMware/VMware Toolsv5
Range: VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100011nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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