Is CVE-2008-1363 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1363 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1363?

CVE-2008-1363 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1363?

CVE-2008-1363 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1363?

Upgrade ace to 2.0.1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1363

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3 and 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3 and 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 and 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges via an unspecified manipulation of a config.ini file located in an Application Data folder, which can be used for "hijacking the VMX process."

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

aceNVD

Affected:>= 2.0, < 2.0.1Fixed in:2.0.1CVE-2008-1363derived from NVD

playerNVD

Affected:>= 2.0, < 2.0.3Fixed in:2.0.3CVE-2008-1363derived from NVD

serverNVD

Affected:>= 1.0, < 1.0.5Fixed in:1.0.5CVE-2008-1363derived from NVD

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 6.0, < 6.0.3Fixed in:6.0.3CVE-2008-1363derived 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

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch8

Vendor Advisory1

lists.vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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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.