CVE-2005-2939
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow...
CVE-2005-2939 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Vmware Workstation, published November 18, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.34%EPSS, 27th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
- Record
CVE-2005-2939- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
- Record
CVE-2005-2939- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2939No score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2939- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjq5-3qc3-q3mxNo score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow...
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in VMWare Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
- Record
GHSA-vjq5-3qc3-q3mx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.