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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-3658 · published 10 September 2013

CVE-2013-3658: Vmware esx path traversal vulnerability

Vmware · Esx

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary host OS files via unspecified vectors.

9.4 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.7% · top 10.7% CWE-22 · Path traversal
9.4CVSS 2.0 base score
3.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary host OS files via unspecified vectors.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72911629/995428/index.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72911629/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2013-000084
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72911629/995428/index.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72911629/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2013-000084

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-3658), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.