CVE-2008-4281: VMware Esx

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• VMware Esx: up to and including 3.5
• VMware ESXi: up to and including 3.5

Published 2008-11-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.