CVE-2013-1405

VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VI-Client 2.5, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the management authentication protocol, which allow remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2013-02-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1405 is rated High Risk (71.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.80%). EPSS rose +1.90% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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-2013-1405

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 0.90% 2.80% +1.90%
2 2025-03-30 1.04% 0.90% -0.14%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.04% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1405

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1405

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1405

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vcenter_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere_client 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere_client 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.1:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vi-client 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vi-client:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1405

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