CVE-2008-4278
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4278- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4261 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4261- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg7x-wpjc-28wr No score
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cg7x-wpjc-28wr- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4278 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Vmware Virtualcenter, published October 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.