CVE-2009-0518 describes a vulnerability in VMware VirtualCenter, ESXi, and ESX versions prior to specific updates, where the VI Client retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory. This local vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) could allow an attacker with local access to potentially obtain the password, leading to a partial compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.