CVE-2003-0480: VMware Workstation

Low severity, CVSS 3.7. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."

Affected products

• VMware Workstation: version 4.0 only

Published 2003-08-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.