CVE-2017-4919

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Published Jul 28, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

VMware vCenter Server 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 allows vSphere users with certain, limited vSphere privileges to use the VIX API to access Guest Operating Systems without the need to authenticate.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

VMware

VMware vCenter Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.5.x`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14036	VMware vCenter Server 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 allows vSphere users with certain, limited vSphere privileges to use the VIX API to access Guest Operating Systems without the need to authenticate.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.039% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100102
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039004
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0012.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vmware Vcenter Server

Weaknesses

CWE-306

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:29 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: Jul 28, 2017, 10:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:29 PM
Reserved: Dec 26, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 28, 2017, 10:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:19 AM

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