CVE-2009-2267

Exp

VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138, VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 196839, VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0, and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0, when Virtual-8086 mode is used, do not properly set the exception code upon a page fault (aka #PF) exception, which allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by specifying a crafted value for the cs register.

Published: 2009-11-02 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2267 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.55%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-2267

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
10207 exploit_db edb 2009-10-27 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2267

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 2026-02-12 2.24% 2.55% +0.31%
2 2025-11-16 3.23% 2.24% -0.98%
3 2025-09-18 — 3.23% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2267

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-2009-2267

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2267

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2009-2267: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-2267

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2267

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2267

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