CVE-2010-2928 json
The vCenter Tomcat Management Application in VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 1 stores log-on credentials in a configuration file, w…
published 2011-02-16 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-2932
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The vCenter Tomcat Management Application in VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 1 stores log-on credentials in a configuration file, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading this file.
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
- Technology feeds
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/43307
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
vendor-advisory
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osvdb.org
/70859
vdb-entry
- vmware.com /support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/8079
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-2928
- NVD CVE-2010-2928
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