CVE-2014-8371

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.5 before Update 2, 5.1 before Update 3, and 5.0 before Update 3c does not properly validate certificates when connecting to a CIM Server on an ESXi host, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof CIM servers via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2014-12-08 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8371 is rated Low Risk (27.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8371

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 2025-03-30 0.15% 0.13% -0.03%
2 2025-03-29 0.05% 0.15% +0.10%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8371

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8371

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8371

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.0:update_3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8371

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