Is CVE-2009-2968 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2968 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2968?

CVE-2009-2968 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2968

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in a support component in the web interface in VMware Studio 2.0 public beta before build 1017-185256 allows remote attackers to upload files to arbitrary locations via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2953)
Published: September 2, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2953 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / studio

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000064.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506191/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36199
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0011.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/studio/studio20/release_notes.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2501(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52976

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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