VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 3 and 5.0 before Update 2, and vCSA 5.0 before…
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 3 and 5.0 before Update 2, and vCSA 5.0 before Update 2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via vectors that trigger large log entries.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01328 71st 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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 update_2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 beta | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_2_rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 update_2_rc | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 beta Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_2_rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 update_2_rc Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6326
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wv9j-g2m8-4w9x
References
More VMware Vcenter Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-6326 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-6326 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wv9j-g2m8-4w9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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