CVE-2013-3079

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-05-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) access.

Affected products

VMware Vcenter Server Appliance: 5.1

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0006.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0006.html

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