CVE-2008-4278

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in cleartext when the password contains unspecified special characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to steal the password.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 6, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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