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CVE-2017-4919

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-07-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-306

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

• VMware vCenter Server: 5.5, 6.0, 6.5

References

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

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