CVE-2017-4931

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-11-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

VMware AirWatch Console 9.x prior to 9.2.0 contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated AWC user to add malicious data to an enrolled device's log files. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in an unsuspecting AWC user opening a CSV file which contains malicious content.

Affected products

VMware AirWatch Console (AWC): from 9.0.0 before 9.2.0 — fixed in 9.2.0
VMware AirWatch Console (AWC): 9.x before 9.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware AirWatch Console (AWC) 9.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101772
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039750
https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0016.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101772
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039750
https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0016.html

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