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CVE-2013-5973

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-12-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. It affects VMware, VMWare, ESXi and other products.

CVE
CVE-2013-5973
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.35%
VMware VMWare ESXi vCenter

Original NVD Description

VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.