Unspecified vulnerability in the Management Interface in VMware ESX Server 2.x up to…
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the Management Interface in VMware ESX Server 2.x up to 2.5.x before 24 December 2005 allows "remote code execution in the Web browser" via unspecified attack vectors, probably related to cross-site scripting (XSS).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03597 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4583
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pcv-vxh7-3wg6
References
More VMware Esx vulnerabilities
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- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-4583 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4583 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pcv-vxh7-3wg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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