{"cve":"CVE-2003-1291","nvd":{"published":"2003-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:03:52.433","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.osvdb.org/21585","http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx152-patch4.html","http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=dsxk%2ABWh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1108","http://www.osvdb.org/21585","http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx152-patch4.html"],"products":["vmware:esx"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:35:54.859949650+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2003-1291","score":0.00337,"percentile":0.27089,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}