CVE-2006-3589

Status: ModifiedLow (3.6)—
vmware-config.pl in VMware for Linux, ESX Server 2.x, and Infrastructure 3 does not check the return code from a Perl chmod function call, which might cause an SSL key file to be created with an unsafe umask that allows local users to read or modify the SSL key.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Base score: 3.6
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.43%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 35
Score date: 10/2/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (5)

Vmware — ESX Vmware — Infrastructure Vmware — Player Vmware — Server Vmware — Workstation
CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other
References

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