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CVE-2017-4921

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library that may lead to privilege escalation.

Affected products

• VMware vCenter Server: 6.5

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100006
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100006
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html

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