Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-1209
CVE-2014-1209
Description
VMware vSphere Client 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 before Update 3, and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate updates to Client files, which allows remote attackers to trigger the downloading and execution of an arbitrary program via unspecified vectors.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 before Update 3, 5.1 before Update 2
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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