CVE-2009-0518

VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.

Published: 2009-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0518 is rated Low Risk (13.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). 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-2009-0518

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0518

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-2009-0518

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0518

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vmware_esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_esxi 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_virtualcenter 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_virtualcenter 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_virtualcenter 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_virtualcenter 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_virtualcenter 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_virtualcenter 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0518

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