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CVE-2015-5191

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.33% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-07-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. It affects VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2015-5191
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.33%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation. CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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