Is CVE-2009-3733 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3733 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3733?

CVE-2009-3733 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-3733

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 83.4%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138 on Linux, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 83.4% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3705)
Published: November 2, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3705 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
vmware / esx
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References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000069.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37186(Broken Link)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023088(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023089(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507523/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36842(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3062(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7822(Third Party Advisory)

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

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