vCenter credential theft via improper certificate validation
Published Aug 29, 2026 · Updated Aug 29, 2026
Improper certificate validation in BOSH vSphere CPI before 98.0.6 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to capture vCenter credentials. The CPI's vCenter REST API client accepts an impersonating HTTPS endpoint without proper certificate validation or pinning and sends HTTP Basic credentials to it. An attacker must intercept traffic between the BOSH Director and vCenter; captured administrative credentials grant control over infrastructure managed by that vCenter account.
Summary
What happened
Improper certificate validation in BOSH vSphere CPI before 98.0.6 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to capture vCenter credentials. The CPI's vCenter REST API client accepts an impersonating HTTPS endpoint without proper certificate validation or pinning and sends HTTP Basic credentials to it. An attacker must intercept traffic between the BOSH Director and vCenter; captured administrative credentials grant control over infrastructure managed by that vCenter account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-41012
- Published
- Aug 29, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Cloud Foundry Foundation
- Product
- BOSH vSphere CPI
- Classifications
- T1557
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <98.0.6
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