CVE-2014-1210

VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2014-04-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-1210 is rated Moderate Risk (40.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.67%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1210

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 0.18% 0.67% +0.49%
2 2025-03-30 0.28% 0.18% -0.10%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1210

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1210

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1210

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vsphere_client 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere_client 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1210

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