VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4…
Priority LOW 11CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00334 26th 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0518
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28gr-8m4j-v4j7
References
More Vmware Esx vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04673 Unspecified vulnerability in a guest virtual device driver in VMware Workstation before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2009-0518 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0518 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28gr-8m4j-v4j7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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