{"cve":"CVE-2009-3281","nvd":{"published":"2009-10-16T16:30:00.670","modified":"2026-06-16T23:11:17.950","status":"Modified","description":"The vmx86 kernel extension in VMware Fusion before 2.0.6 build 196839 does not use correct file permissions, which allows host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unspecified vectors.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000066.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/36928","http://securitytracker.com/id?1022981","http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0013.html","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2811"],"products":["vmware:fusion"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-3281","score":0.00934,"percentile":0.60759,"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."]}