CVE-2009-3281: VMware Fusion

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• VMware Fusion: up to and including 2.0.5; version 1.0 only; version 1.1 only; version 1.1.1 only; version 1.1.2 only; version 1.1.3 only; …

Published 2009-10-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.