CVE-2008-3698

high VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 74% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: September 3, 2008 (6462 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenProcess function in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 on Windows allows local host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unknown vectors.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

vmware acevmware playervmware servervmware workstation

References

🔗 lists.grok.org.uk 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securityreason.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com