CVE-2015-1044

vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2015-01-29 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1044 is rated Low Risk (32.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.83%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1044

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 0.29% 0.83% +0.54%
2 2025-03-30 0.24% 0.29% +0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1044

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.5 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1044

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1044

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 5.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1044

cvelogic Threat Intelligence