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CVE-2009-3733 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138 on Linux, VMware ESXi 3…

published 17y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-3705

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
83.4%
EPSS 83.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits
2
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138 on Linux, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33310)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

83.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

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