CVE-2008-4281

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this week

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 51.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 10, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (18)

cve@mitrehttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32624
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32172
cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021155
cve@mitrehttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46418
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6425
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32624
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32172
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021155
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-22Path Traversal

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-4281?

CVE-2008-4281 is a none vulnerability published on November 10, 2008. 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.

When was CVE-2008-4281 disclosed?

CVE-2008-4281 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 10, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2008-4281 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4281 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 51.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2008-4281?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-4281, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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