Is CVE-2007-5618 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-5618 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5618?

CVE-2007-5618 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2007-5618

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.

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: 0.5% (38th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-5590)
Published: October 21, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5590 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / player
vmware / server
vmware / workstation

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

VMware® vSphere 5.5 Update 2 - VMware Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-300 - archived

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26890(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references(Third Party Advisory)

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

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