Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in VMware Workstation and Player by VMware
CVE-2008-1362
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
Vmware
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 20 March 2008
What is CVE-2008-1362?
A vulnerability in VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, and Server allows local users to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service by exploiting an insecurely created named pipe. This flaw facilitates impersonation of the authd process, leading to unauthorized access to system resources.

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