CVE-2007-5023

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.

Published: 2007-09-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5023 is rated Low Risk (36.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5023

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.32% +0.25%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5023

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5023

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5023

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace >= 1.0, <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player >= 2.0, <= 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server >= 1.0, <= 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation >= 5, <= 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation >= 6.0, <= 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 6.06 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 6.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 7.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5023

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