CVE-2009-0518
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and...
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.
- Record
CVE-2009-0518- 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
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.
- Record
CVE-2009-0518- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0522 No score
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0522- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28gr-8m4j-v4j7 No score
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and...
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.
- Record
GHSA-28gr-8m4j-v4j7- 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-2009-0518 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Vmware Esx, published April 6, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
securityfocus.com/bid/34373
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6376
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
secunia.com/advisories/34585
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0518
github.com/advisories/GHSA-28gr-8m4j-v4j7