Is CVE-2007-2491 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-2491 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2491?

CVE-2007-2491 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2007-2491

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The PIIX4 power management subsystem in EMC VMware Workstation 5.5.3.34685 and VMware Server 1.0.1.29996 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations via a crafted poke to I/O port 0x1004, triggering a denial of service (virtual machine crash) or other unspecified impact, a related issue to CVE-2007-1337.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 0.3% (23th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-2484)
Published: May 4, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-2484 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / server
vmware / workstation

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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