{"cve":"CVE-2008-4915","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-10T14:12:55.950","modified":"2026-06-16T22:58:45.413","status":"Modified","description":"The CPU hardware emulation in VMware Workstation 6.0.5 and earlier and 5.5.8 and earlier; Player 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and 1.0.x through 1.0.8; ACE 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and earlier, and 1.0.x through 1.0.7; Server 1.0.x through 1.0.7; ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5; and ESXi 3.5, when running 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems, does not properly handle the Trap flag, which allows authenticated guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/32612","http://secunia.com/advisories/32624","http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded"],"products":["vmware:ace","vmware:esx","vmware:esxi","vmware:player","vmware:server","vmware:workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4915","score":0.00408,"percentile":0.35078,"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."]}