CVE-2013-3079
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to...
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) access.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) access.
- Record
CVE-2013-3079- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) access.
- Record
CVE-2013-3079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-3017 No score
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) access.
- Record
EUVD-2013-3017- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp8m-fj8q-88fm No score
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to...
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 before Update 1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges by leveraging Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) access.
- Record
GHSA-cp8m-fj8q-88fm- Weakness
- CWE-94
- 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-2013-3079 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance, published May 1, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.74%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.