Is CVE-2007-5618 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-5618 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-5618?

CVE-2007-5618 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-5618?

CVE-2007-5618 has an EPSS score of 0.45% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5618?

Upgrade player to 2.0.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-5618

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Authorization and other services in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, VMware Server before 1.0.4, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via malicious programs.

How to fix

Remediation Available

playerNVD

Affected:>= 2.0, < 2.0.1Fixed in:2.0.1CVE-2007-5618derived from NVD

serverNVD

Affected:< 1.0.4Fixed in:1.0.4CVE-2007-5618derived from NVD

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 6.0, < 6.0.1Fixed in:6.0.1CVE-2007-5618derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch5

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory7

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.