CVE-2006-2662

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-06-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

VMware Server before RC1 does not clear user credentials from memory after a console connection is made, which might allow local attackers to gain privileges.

Affected products

VMware Server: 1.0.1_build_29996

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016200
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435709/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18236
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2124
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2104
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26879
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016200
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435709/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18236
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2124
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2104
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26879

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