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CVE-2006-2481: vmware esx Credentials Management Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 31-07-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2481 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in vmware esx. EPSS estimates a 7.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 31-07-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and 2.x before 2.5.2 patch 4 stores authentication credentials in base 64 encoded format in the vmware.mui.kid and vmware.mui.sid cookies, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the cookies using attacks such as cross-site scripting (CVE-2005-3619).

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.19% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
7.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    VMware ESX 2.x - Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware1 product
  • esx2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 2.5 | 2.5.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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