CVE-2001-1059: VMware Workstation

Low severity, CVSS 3.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VMWare creates a temporary file vmware-log.USERNAME with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or modify license information.

Affected products

• VMware Workstation: version 2.0 only

Published 2001-07-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.