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CVE-2017-4917

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-327

Description

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained.

Affected products

• VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP): 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 5.5.10 (+15)
• VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP): 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, 5.5.x

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98936
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98936
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.html

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