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TI-2013-05092 Aliases CVE-2013-5973GHSA-gw29-qp68-r97c

VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify…

Priority LOW 20CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00353 29th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1 1Running onVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5Running onVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 1 Running on ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Running on ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5973
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gw29-qp68-r97c

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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