VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename
Published Dec 23, 2013
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.1
- 4.1
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB
- http://osvdb.org/101387 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN | |
| http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB | |
| http://osvdb.org/101387 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.