CVE-2013-3658

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary host OS files via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2013-09-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-3658 is rated High Risk (71.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.69%). EPSS rose +3.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-3658

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 0.58% 3.69% +3.10%
2 2025-08-27 0.69% 0.58% -0.11%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.69% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3658

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.4 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3658

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3658

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware esx 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 esxi 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3658

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