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Vulnerability · CVE-2015-1044

vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers…

Published Jan 29, 2015 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2015-1044. EPSS is 0.83%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Low3.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.83%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe vmware/esxi · cpe vmware/workstation

vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe vmware/esxi5.0
  • cpe vmware/workstation10.0
  • cpe vmware/workstation10.0.1
  • cpe vmware/workstation10.0.2
  • cpe vmware/workstation10.0.3
  • cpe vmware/workstation10.0.4

How to fix CVE-2015-1044

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 5.0 · 5 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2015-1044. EPSS is 0.83%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 5.0, 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.83%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

VMware security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 29, 2015 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Sources

  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2015-1044

    vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalOct 31, 2026