VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-264.
Summary
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) web-interface access.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0247 84th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-3080
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r538-m2w5-77w4
References
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- TI-2014-03073 Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) in VMware vCenter Server Appliance allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2013-02689 VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 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
Sources
- CVE-2013-3080 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-3080 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r538-m2w5-77w4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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