CVE-2010-4573 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the Update Installer component of VMware ESXi 4.1. When a modified sfcb.cfg file is present, the installer fails to properly configure the SFCB authentication mode, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access using any username and password combination. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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