WebAccess in VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and 2.5, VMware Server 2.0, and VMware ESX 3.0.3…
Priority LOW 37CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
WebAccess in VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and 2.5, VMware Server 2.0, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 allows remote attackers to leverage proxy-server functionality to spoof the origin of requests via unspecified vectors, related to a "URL forwarding vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0222 82nd 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0686
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-398r-4xmm-8gch
References
More VMware Esx Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-02020 Multiple buffer overflows in VIX API 1.1.x before 1.1.4 build 93057 on VMware Workstation… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2008-00927 Untrusted search path vulnerability in vmware-authd in VMware Workstation 5.x before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2007-01233 Double free vulnerability in VMware ESX Server 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 allows attackers to cause… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2010-01096 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebAccess in VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2009-03555 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0 in… 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-2010-0686 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0686 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-398r-4xmm-8gch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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