CVE-2005-3620: VMware Esx

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The management interface for VMware ESX Server 2.0.x before 2.0.2 patch 1, 2.1.x before 2.1.3 patch 1, and 2.x before 2.5.3 patch 2 records passwords in cleartext in URLs that are stored in world-readable web server log files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• VMware Esx: from 2.0.1, before 2.0.2 (fixed in 2.0.2); from 2.1.1, before 2.1.3 (fixed in 2.1.3); from 2.5.2, before 2.5.3 (fixed in 2.5.3)

Published 2005-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.