CVE-2011-1789

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-05-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, VMware ESXi 4.x before 4.1 Update 1, and VMware ESX 4.x before 4.1 Update 1 does not have a digital signature, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof the software distribution via a Trojan horse installer.

Affected products

VMware ESX: 4.0, 4.1
VMware ESXi: 4.0, 4.1
VMware vCenter: 4.0, 4.0-update_1, 4.0-update_2, 4.1

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000137.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025502
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0008.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000137.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025502
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0008.html

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