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CVE-2014-1210

VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X...

5.8 Medium

CVE-2014-1210 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Vmware Vsphere Client, published April 11, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.68%EPSS, 52nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

Exploit likelihood

0.68%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.8

VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

Record
CVE-2014-1210
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-310
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

Record
CVE-2014-1210
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-1291No score

VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

Record
EUVD-2014-1291
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rj8-xh5v-9hqgNo score

VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X...

VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

Record
GHSA-7rj8-xh5v-9hqg
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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