CVE-2010-4573

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-12-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The Update Installer in VMware ESXi 4.1, when a modified sfcb.cfg is present, does not properly configure the SFCB authentication mode, which allows remote attackers to obtain access via an arbitrary username and password.

Affected products

VMware ESXi: 4.1

References

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1031761
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000114.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42591
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024917
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515420/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45543
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0020.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3303
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1031761
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000114.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42591
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024917

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