TI-2013-02689 Aliases CVE-2013-3079 GHSA-cp8m-fj8q-88fm

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated…

MEDIUM 42CWE-94Published 2013-05-01 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01737 77th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:::::::*	5.1	Vulnerable	VMware

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-3079
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp8m-fj8q-88fm

References

Advisory 1

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0006.html

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TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2013-02690 VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
TI-2014-03073 Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) in VMware vCenter Server Appliance allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
TI-2013-01458 VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b, 5.0 before Update 2, and 5.1 before 5.1.0b… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
TI-2012-05139 VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 3 and 5.0 before Update 2, and vCSA 5.0 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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