CVE-2010-0686

WebAccess in VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and 2.5, VMware Server 2.0, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 allows remote attackers to leverage proxy-server functionality to spoof the origin of requests via unspecified vectors, related to a "URL forwarding vulnerability."

Published: 2010-04-01 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0686 is rated Moderate Risk (59/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.16%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0686

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 1.06% 2.16% +1.10%
2 2025-03-17 0.80% 1.06% +0.26%
3 2023-03-07 0.80%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0686

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0686

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0686

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx_server 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx_server 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0686

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