CVE-2006-2481

Esx vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

7.1%

EPSS pct

94th

Exploited

No known

VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and 2.x before 2.5.2 patch 4 stores authentication credentials in base 64 encoded format in the vmware.mui.kid and vmware.mui.sid cookies, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the cookies using attacks such as cross-site scripting (CVE-2005-3619).

Affected vendor

Vmware

Affected product

Esx

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-255

Published

2006-07-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 7.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-2481

Confirm whether Vmware Esx is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-2481.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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