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CVE-2010-0686

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0686 is a URL forwarding vulnerability affecting the WebAccess component of legacy VMware VirtualCenter, Server, and ESX products, which allows remote attackers to spoof request origins by abusing proxy-server functionality. This high-severity issue, rated CVSS 7.5, stems from improper input validation and is exploitable via the network without authentication, presenting risks to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there are no known public exploits, active campaigns, or listings in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog associated with this defect.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0218 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.vmware.com / pipermail/security-announce/2010/000086.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/39037
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0005.html
PatchVendor Advisory