CVE-2009-1142

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—

6.7

An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp files if vmware-user-suid-wrapper is setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled.

CVSS v3: 6.7
EG Score: 6.7(medium)
EPSS: 14.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 23, 2022

Last Modified

April 25, 2025

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/264577
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (Link Following)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2009-1142?

CVE-2009-1142 is a medium vulnerability published on November 23, 2022. An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp files if vmware-user-suid-wrapper is setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled.

When was CVE-2009-1142 disclosed?

CVE-2009-1142 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 23, 2022, with the most recent update on April 25, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2009-1142 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1142 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2009-1142?

CVE-2009-1142 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2009-1142?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-1142, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2009-1142

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