CVE-2014-8373

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8373
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-11 15:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe VMware Remote Console (VMRC) function in VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) 6.0.1 through 6.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving the "Connect (by) Using VMRC" function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Vcloud Automation Center 6.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vcloud Automation Center 6.0.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vcloud Automation Center 6.0.1.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vcloud Automation Center 6.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vcloud Automation Center 6.1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Security Advisory 2014-0013 ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Full Disclosure: NEW VMSA-2014-0013 - VMware vCloud Automation Center product updates address a critical remote privilege escalation vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Security Advisory SA61169 - VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) VMRC Security Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
VMware vCloud Automation Center Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Administrative Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMSA-2014-0013 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
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