Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4281

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMWare ESXi 3.5 before ESXe350-200810401-O-UG and ESX 3.5 before ESX350-200810201-UG allows administrators with the Datastore.FileManagement privilege to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

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Affected products

VMware/Esx2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.5
- (no CPE)range: < ESX350-200810201-UG
VMware/Esxi2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.5
- (no CPE)range: < ESXe350-200810401-O-UG

Patches

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References

lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.htmlnvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/32624nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32172nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.htmlnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46418nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6425nvd

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