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CVE-2003-1291

VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 before Patch 4 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as root via certain modified VMware ESX Server environment variables.

  • Published: Dec 31, 2003
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2003-1291
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
vmware / esx 1.5.2-patch3 1.5.2-patch3.x
vmware / esx 1.5.2-patch1 1.5.2-patch1.x
vmware / esx 1.5.2-patch2 1.5.2-patch2.x