CVE-2014-4200

vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other...

4.7 MediumFix available

vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, uses 0644 permissions for the vm-support archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by extracting files from this archive.

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.7

Record: CVE-2014-4200
CVSS 2.0: 4.7 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-4200
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-4129 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-4129
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-959q-xwwj-g697 No score

vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other...

Record: GHSA-959q-xwwj-g697
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2014-4200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-4200 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`open-vm-tools` Debian:12	before 2:9.4.6-1770165-1	2:9.4.6-1770165-1
`open-vm-tools` Debian:13	before 2:9.4.6-1770165-1	2:9.4.6-1770165-1
`open-vm-tools` Debian:14	before 2:9.4.6-1770165-1	2:9.4.6-1770165-1
`open-vm-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-desktop` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-desktop` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`open-vm-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-desktop` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7
`open-vm-tools-desktop` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:9.10.2-4.el7	0:9.10.2-4.el7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-4200 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Vmware Tools, published August 28, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in open-vm-tools 2:9.4.6-1770165-1.

References

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