Is CVE-2008-3698 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3698 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3698?

CVE-2008-3698 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-3698

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenProcess function in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 on Windows allows local host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unknown vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.5% (38th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3684)
Published: September 3, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3684 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / ace
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/2008-August/064118.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202(Third Party Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020790(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30936(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.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(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44795(VDB Entry)

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

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