vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1 allows local…
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
vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1 allows local users to discover the SOAP session ID via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00367 30th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 update_2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1788
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3r4f-8jgm-m5g9
References
More VMware Vcenter vulnerabilities
- 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-2011-01568 The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-03555 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0 in… 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
Sources
- CVE-2011-1788 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1788 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3r4f-8jgm-m5g9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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