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CVE-2008-4278

VendorvmwareProductvirtualcenterDiscoveredOct 6, 2008UpdatedApr 23, 2026

VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in cleartext when the password contains unspecified special characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to steal the password.

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CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
0.37%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 6, 2008
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026