Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-4573
CVE-2010-4573
Description
The Update Installer in VMware ESXi 4.1, when a modified sfcb.cfg is present, does not properly configure the SFCB authentication mode, which allows remote attackers to obtain access via an arbitrary username and password.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
8- secunia.com/advisories/42591nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0020.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3303nvdVendor Advisory
- kb.vmware.com/kb/1031761nvd
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000114.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515420/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45543nvd
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