CVE-2003-0631: VMware Gsx Server

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VMware GSX Server 2.5.1 build 4968 and earlier, and Workstation 4.0 and earlier, allows local users to gain root privileges via certain enivronment variables that are used when launching a virtual machine session.

Affected products

• VMware Gsx Server: version 2.5.1 only
• VMware Workstation: version 4.0 only

Published 2003-08-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.