CVE-2008-4278

VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in cleartext when the password contains unspecified special characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to steal the password.

Published: 2008-10-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4278 is rated Low Risk (18.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4278

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.37% +0.31%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.06% -1.22%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4278

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4278

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4278

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware virtualcenter <= 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:*:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4278

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