Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2011-1126 is an old VMware local privilege-escalation issue in the vmrun utility on Linux. A person who already has local access may be able to gain higher privileges by abusing how vmrun loads a shared library. It is most relevant where legacy VMware Workstation or VIX API installations remain in use. Exposure is limited to Linux systems running affected VMware Workstation 6.5.x/7.x or VIX API 1.x. Systems without local user access, without vmrun, or already upgraded beyond the named versions are less likely affected. The source bundle does not identify other VMware products. Prioritize this when legacy VMware desktop tooling exists on shared Linux systems or administrator workstations. It is not described as remotely exploitable, but successful abuse could turn ordinary local access into higher privileges. For most modern environments, urgency depends on whether these old versions remain deployed. Mitigation focus: Upgrade VIX API to 1.10.3 or later where VIX is installed.; Upgrade VMware Workstation on Linux to 7.1.4 build 385536 or later.; Remove unused legacy VMware Workstation or VIX components from Linux hosts..
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- vmware-vmrun-privilege-escalation(66472)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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