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Vulnerability · CVE-2013-1405

VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMw…

Published Feb 15, 2013 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · vcenter server

Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-1405. EPSS is 2.80%. Act only if a listed version of vcenter server is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical10.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.80%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe vmware/vcenter server · cpe vmware/vi-client · cpe vmware/virtualcenter · cpe vmware/vsphere client

VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VI-Client 2.5, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the management authentication protocol, which allow remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe vmware/vcenter server4.0
  • cpe vmware/vcenter server4.1
  • cpe vmware/vi-client2.5
  • cpe vmware/virtualcenter2.5
  • cpe vmware/vsphere client4.0
  • cpe vmware/vsphere client4.1

How to fix CVE-2013-1405

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 4.0 · 5 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-1405. EPSS is 2.80%. Act only if a listed version of vcenter server is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with vmware/vcenter server 4.0; vmware/vcenter server 4.1; vmware/vsphere client 4.0; vmware/vsphere client 4.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS 2.80%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

VMware security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 15, 2013 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VI-Client 2.5, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the management authentication protocol, which allow remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memor

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VI-Client 2.5, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the management authentication protocol, which allow remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memor

Sources

  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2013-1405

    VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VI-Client 2.5, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the management authentication protocol, which allow remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memor

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalOct 31, 2026