The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware…
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-16Published · 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 · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0 before Update 4 and 4.1 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, a related issue to CVE-2009-1523.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.58863 99th 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:vcenter_update_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 update_2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 update_3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.1:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_update_manager:4.1:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4404
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vmm-vm8r-59c6
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-4404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2vmm-vm8r-59c6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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