VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 and 2.0.2 before Update 5 relies on client-side…
Priority LOW 26CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 and 2.0.2 before Update 5 relies on client-side "enabled/disabled functionality" for access control, which allows remote attackers to determine valid user names by enabling functionality in the GUI and then making an "attempt to assign permissions to other system users."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01814 78th 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:a:vmware:virtualcenter:*:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 update_2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 update_3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:*:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 update_3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3514
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rrj-r6g7-f5gj
References
More VMware Virtualcenter vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-01226 VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-00743 The icmp_send function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2010-00655 WebAccess in VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and 2.5, VMware Server 2.0, and VMware ESX 3.0.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-01096 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebAccess in VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2011-00354 Directory traversal vulnerability in vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2009-02172 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebAccess in VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-3514 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3514 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rrj-r6g7-f5gj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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